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máng

忙mángmáng
busy
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Usages of máng

今天jīntiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，太tài　忙máng　了le。jīntiān wǒ hěn máng,tài máng le.
I am very busy today; I am too busy.
那nà　个gè　老师lǎoshī　今天jīntiān　太tài　忙máng　了le。nà gè lǎoshī jīntiān tài máng le.
That teacher is too busy today.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　说shuō　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng。wǒ xiǎng shuō wǒ hěn máng.
I want to say I am very busy.
因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　觉得juéde　今天jīntiān　太tài　忙máng　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　去qù　公司gōngsī。yīnwèi wǒ juéde jīntiān tài máng le, suǒyǐ wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngsī.
Because I feel today is too busy, I didn’t go to the company.
他tā　比bǐ　我wǒ　忙máng，　她tā　更gèng　忙máng。tā bǐ wǒ máng, tā gèng máng.
He is busier than me; she is even busier.
我们wǒmen　今天jīntiān　比bǐ　昨天zuótiān　忙máng。wǒmen jīntiān bǐ zuótiān máng.
We are busier today than yesterday.
因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　跟gēn　你nǐ　一起yìqǐ　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。yīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù néng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
Because I am very busy, I can’t go watch a movie with you.
我们wǒmen　今天jīntiān　更gèng　忙máng。wǒmen jīntiān gèng máng.
We are even busier today.
我wǒ　忙máng，　他tā　也yě　会huì　来lái　帮忙bāngmáng。wǒ máng, tā yě huì lái bāngmáng.
When I’m busy, he will also come to help.
如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　很hěn　忙máng，　就jiù　让ràng　他tā　来lái　帮忙bāngmáng。rúguǒ nǐ hěn máng, jiù ràng tā lái bāngmáng.
If you are very busy, let him come help.
我们wǒmen　每天měitiān　都dōu　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　也yě　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。wǒmen měitiān dōu hěn máng, dànshì yě hěn gāoxìng.
We are busy every day, but also very happy.
虽然suīrán　他tā　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　他tā　一定yídìng　会huì　来lái。suīrán tā hěn máng, dànshì tā yídìng huì lái.
Although he is very busy, he will definitely come.
虽然suīrán　今天jīntiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　还是háishi　去qù　超市chāoshì　吧ba。suīrán jīntiān wǒ hěn máng, dànshì wǒmen háishi qù chāoshì ba.
Although I’m busy today, let’s still go to the supermarket.
你nǐ　太tài　忙máng　了le，　我wǒ　还是háishi　明天míngtiān　再zài　来lái　吧ba。nǐ tài máng le, wǒ háishi míngtiān zài lái ba.
You’re too busy; I’d better come again tomorrow.
我Wǒ　越yuè　忙máng　越yuè　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Wǒ yuè máng yuè xiǎng hē kāfēi.
The busier I am, the more I want to drink coffee.
他Tā　一yì　忙máng　就jiù　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Tā yì máng jiù xiǎng hē kāfēi.
Whenever he gets busy, he wants to drink coffee.
为了Wèile　健康jiànkāng，　医生yīshēng　说shuō　我们wǒmen　即使jíshǐ　忙máng　也yě　不bù　能néng　放弃fàngqì　吃chī　早饭zǎofàn　的de　习惯xíguàn。Wèile jiànkāng, yīshēng shuō wǒmen jíshǐ máng yě bù néng fàngqì chī zǎofàn de xíguàn.
For the sake of our health, the doctor said that even if we’re busy we must not give up the habit of eating breakfast.
今jīn天tiān　的de　工gōng作zuò　没méi有yǒu　昨zuó天tiān　那nà么me　忙máng。jīntiān de gōngzuò méiyǒu zuótiān nàme máng.
Today’s work is not as busy as yesterday.
他tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó　太tài　忙máng，　没méi　时间shíjiān　散步sànbù。tā shuō zìjǐ de shēnghuó tài máng, méi shíjiān sànbù.
He says his life is too busy and he has no time to take walks.
即使jíshǐ　很hěn　忙máng，　我们wǒmen　也yě　应该yīnggāi　找zhǎo　时间shíjiān　运动yùndòng，　让ràng　生活shēnghuó　更gèng　健康jiànkāng。jíshǐ hěn máng, wǒmen yě yīnggāi zhǎo shíjiān yùndòng, ràng shēnghuó gèng jiànkāng.
Even if we’re very busy, we should still find time to exercise so that life is healthier.
忙máng　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　饿è，　想xiǎng　去qù　吃chī　点儿diǎnr　东西dōngxi。máng le yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yǒudiǎnr è, xiǎng qù chī diǎnr dōngxi.
After being busy for an hour, I felt a bit hungry and wanted to eat something.
他tā　今天jīntiān　不bù　来lái，　或许huòxǔ　是shì　因为yīnwèi　太tài　忙máng　了le。tā jīntiān bù lái, huòxǔ shì yīnwèi tài máng le.
He isn’t coming today; perhaps it’s because he is too busy.
这zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng。zhè jǐ tiān wǒ hěn máng.
These past few days I have been very busy.
这zhè　位wèi　经理jīnglǐ　平时píngshí　很hěn　忙máng，　可是kěshì　对duì　生病shēngbìng　的de　同事tóngshì　很hěn　关心guānxīn。zhè wèi jīnglǐ píngshí hěn máng, kěshì duì shēngbìng de tóngshì hěn guānxīn.
This manager is usually very busy, but she is very caring toward sick coworkers.
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