行色匆匆

xíngsè-cōngcōng

idiom #39,990

Meanings

1 hurried in one's travels
2 in a rush; the look of someone traveling in haste

Characters

look; appearance

Examples

HSK 2

火车站里的旅客个个行色匆匆。

Huǒchēzhàn lǐ de lǚkè gègè xíngsècōngcōng.

Every traveler in the train station looked hurried.

HSK 7-9

他行色匆匆地赶往机场。

Tā xíngsècōngcōng de gǎnwǎng jīchǎng.

He hurried off toward the airport.

Tips

history

From Tang poet Mou Rong's 《送客之杭》: '西风吹冷透貂裘，行色匆匆不暂留' - 'west wind pierces the fur coat; his traveling air is hurried, not a moment's rest.' The phrase originally captures the hurried look of a departing traveler.

Stroke Order

行 xíng

色 sè

匆 cōng