忙活

• 拼音: máng huo
• 汉字拆解: 忙 = 忄 (heart) + 亡 (perish, phonetic — suggesting lost in busyness); 活 = 氵 (water) + 舌 (tongue, phonetic)

含义

To be busily occupied; to work hard at something; to hustle. Describes working energetically and without pause on a task.

A colloquial verb typical of northern Chinese dialects. It suggests enthusiastic, sustained effort on a task, often with a slightly affectionate or informal tone. Can describe both physical and mental busyness.

例句

1. 妈妈从一大早就开始在厨房忙活，准备一桌丰盛的年夜饭迎接全家团聚。
2. 团队连续几天没日没夜地忙活，终于在截止日期前完成了项目方案。
3. 他退休后没有闲下来，每天在院子里忙活，种菜养花，过得充实又愉快。

用法指南

语境: everyday, colloquial, household

语气: casual

正确说法

• 她在厨房忙活了一整天，把家里打扫得一尘不染。(She busied herself in the kitchen and around the house all day, getting it spotlessly clean.)
• 大家都在忙活，你也来帮个手吧。(Everyone's busy working — come lend a hand.)

错误说法

• 在正式书面报告中用'忙活'代替'工作'或'忙于' — 正式语境应用'忙于'或'从事' (Don't use 忙活 in formal reports in place of 工作 or 忙于 — use 忙于 or 从事 in formal contexts)

起源与历史

忙 (busy) + 活 (work, live, activity). Together meaning busy work or being busy at an activity.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal