连忙

連忙

liánmáng

adverb HSK 3 #82,327

Meanings

1 promptly
2 at once
3 hurriedly

Characters

in succession; continuously

Examples

她连忙站了起来。

Tā liánmáng zhàn le qǐlái.

She hurriedly stood up.

他连忙说对不起。

Tā liánmáng shuō duìbuqǐ.

He quickly said sorry.

看到老师来了，学生们连忙安静下来。

Kàndào lǎoshī lái le, xuéshēngmen liánmáng ānjìng xiàlái.

Seeing the teacher arrive, the students quickly quieted down.

Tips

usage

连忙 implies an immediate reaction to something — you rush to do something in response to a situation. Similar to 赶紧 (gǎnjǐn).

Stroke Order

连 lián

忙 máng