No. 1,468 in Chinese
忙
Busy.
In a sentence
我最近很忙，没有时间休息。
I have been very busy recently and haven't had time to rest.
Here, '忙' is an adjective meaning 'busy', describing the current state of the speaker.
他忙着准备考试，所以没有空参加聚会。
He is busy preparing for the exam, so he doesn't have time to attend the party.
In this sentence, '忙' is used as a verb meaning 'to be busy with', paired with '着' suggesting an ongoing action of preparing.
看到朋友的时候，我忙着跟他打招呼。
When I saw my friend, I hurried to greet them.
Here, '忙' is used as a verb meaning 'to hurry to', indicating the action of greeting upon seeing the friend.
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