瞎忙
xiā máng
Pinyin

Definition

瞎忙
 - 
xiā máng
  1. to putter around
  2. to work to no avail

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

帮忙
bāng máng
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to lend a hand
  3. 3 to do a favor
  4. 4 to do a good turn
忙
máng
  1. 1 busy
  2. 2 hurriedly
  3. 3 to hurry
  4. 4 to rush
忙碌
máng lù
  1. 1 busy
  2. 2 bustling
匆忙
cōng máng
  1. 1 hasty
  2. 2 hurried
帮帮忙
bāng bang máng
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to do a favor
  3. 3 (Shanghainese) Come on!
  4. 4 Give me a break!
忙活
máng huo
  1. 1 to be really busy
  2. 2 pressing business
瞎
xiā
  1. 1 blind
  2. 2 groundlessly
  3. 3 foolishly
  4. 4 to no purpose
瞎子
xiā zi
  1. 1 blind person
繁忙
fán máng
  1. 1 busy
  2. 2 bustling
不慌不忙
bù huāng bù máng
  1. 1 calm and unhurried (idiom); composed
  2. 2 to take matters calmly
大忙人
dà máng rén
  1. 1 busy bee
  2. 2 very busy person
奔忙
bēn máng
  1. 1 to be busy rushing about
  2. 2 to bustle about
忙乎
máng hū
  1. 1 to be busy (colloquial)
忙乱
máng luàn
  1. 1 rushed and muddled
忙于
máng yú
  1. 1 busy with
忙着
máng zhe
  1. 1 to be occupied with (doing sth)
忙音
máng yīn
  1. 1 busy signal (telephony)
急忙
jí máng
  1. 1 hastily
急急忙忙
jí jí máng máng
  1. 1 hurriedly
慌忙
huāng máng
  1. 1 in a great rush
  2. 2 in a flurry

Idioms (9)

不慌不忙
bù huāng bù máng
  1. 1 calm and unhurried (idiom); composed
  2. 2 to take matters calmly
忙中有失
máng zhōng yǒu shī
  1. 1 rushed work leads to errors (idiom)
忙中有错
máng zhōng yǒu cuò
  1. 1 rushed work leads to errors (idiom)
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
  1. 1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
睁眼说瞎话
zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi
  1. 1 a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
  2. 2 blind luck
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
  1. 1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't give up hope
  3. 3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel

Sample Sentences

你别瞎忙了，他们找的都是前排座位的观众，轮不到我们啦
nǐ bié xiāmáng le ，tāmen zhǎo de dōu shì qián pái zuòwèi de guānzhòng ，lún bùdào wǒmen la
Don’t busy yourself, they always get members of the audience from the front seats, we won’t get a turn.
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那还打什么打？瞎忙一场！
nà hái dǎ shénme dǎ ？xiāmáng yī chǎng ！
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