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赶忙

gǎnmáng

hurriedly, quickly

A person hurries along a street with a bag, checking a watch
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Characters in this word

赶 gǎn

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 干 arid, dry
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

忙 máng

Strokes
6
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 亡 death, destruction
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 听到设备发出警报,工程师赶忙切断电源并通知同事撤离。 Tīngdào shèbèi fāchū jǐngbào, gōngchéngshī gǎnmáng qiēduàn diànyuán bìng tōngzhī tóngshì chèlí. Hearing the equipment sound an alarm, the engineer hurriedly cut off the power and notified his colleagues to evacuate.
  • 看到老人站不稳,他赶忙跑过去扶住。 Kàndào lǎorén zhàn bù wěn, tā gǎnmáng pǎo guòqù fúzhù. Seeing the old man unsteady on his feet, he hurried over and held him up.
  • 听见门铃响了,妈妈赶忙放下手里的锅铲去开门。 Tīngjiàn ménlíng xiǎng le, māma gǎnmáng fàngxià shǒu lǐ de guōchǎn qù kāimén. Hearing the doorbell ring, Mum hurriedly put down the spatula in her hand and went to open the door.

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