匆 (cōng): hurried, hasty
匆 (cōng) is a Chinese character meaning “hurried.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 勿 (structural) and 丶 (structural). It ranks #1611 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- hurried
- hasty
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 匆
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 急匆匆 | jí cōng cōng | hurried |
| 行色匆匆 | xíng sè cōng cōng | hurried |
| 匆促 | cōng cù | hastily |
| 匆猝 | cōng cù | hurried |
| 匆遽 | cōng jù | hurried |
| 匆卒 | cōng cù | old variant of 匆猝 |
匆 appears in 8 compound words: 75 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 匆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了匆字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le cōng zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "匆" in the dictionary.
若不能夯实运营、统一体验，这场“中产狂欢”可能来去匆匆。
ruò bù néng bèn shí yùn yíng , tǒng yī tǐ yàn , zhè chǎng zhōng chǎn kuáng huān kě néng lái qù cōng cōng .
Unless operations are solidified and the user experience is standardized, this “middle-class frenzy” may be short-lived.
伊朗队主教练加莱诺埃说，球队在赛后甚至没有恢复的时间，就要匆忙前往机场、返回墨西哥。
yī lǎng duì zhǔ jiào liàn jiā lái nuò Āi shuō , qiú duì zài sài hòu shèn zhì méi yǒu huī fù de shí jiān , jiù yāo cōng máng qián wǎng jī chǎng , fǎn huí mò xī gē .
Iran's head coach, Galenoé, said the team didn't even have time to recover after the game before they had to rush to the airport to return to Mexico.
只好买了一碗热干面匆匆吃好后，拉着女票走了一趟长江大桥。
zhī hǎo mǎi le yī wǎn rè gān miàn cōng cōng chī hǎo hòu , lā zhe nǚ piào zǒu le yī tāng cháng jiāng dà qiáo .
I had no choice but to buy a bowl of hot dry noodles, eat it quickly, and then take my girlfriend for a walk across the Yangtze River Bridge.
不少游客表示，如今出游不再只是匆匆拍照打卡。
bù shǎo yóu kè biǎo shì , rú jīn chū yóu bù zài zhī shì cōng cōng pāi zhào dǎ kǎ .
Many tourists say that traveling these days is no longer just about rushing to take photos and check in at popular spots.
大家三三两两，边走边看，眼神里满是好奇与欣喜，全然不见平日里的行色匆匆。
dà jiā sān sān liǎng liǎng , biān zǒu biān kàn , yǎn shén lǐ mǎn shì hǎo qí yǔ xīn xǐ , quán rán bù jiàn píng rì lǐ de háng sè cōng cōng .
People wandered in small groups, strolling and looking around, their eyes brimming with curiosity and delight—a far cry from their usual hurried pace.
你怎么这么匆匆忙忙的？
Nǐ zěnme zhème cōngcōng máng máng de?
Why are you in such a hurry?
她那么匆匆忙忙的，你不觉得很奇怪吗？
Tā nàme cōngcōng máng máng de, nǐ bù juéde hěn qíguài ma?
Don't you think it odd that she was in such a hurry?
我匆匆忙忙，为的是能赶上第一班火车。
Wǒ cōngcōng-mángmáng, wèi de shì néng gǎnshàng dì-yī bān huǒchē.
I hurried in order to catch the first train.
她匆忙赶去车站，以免错过火车。
Tā cōngmáng gǎn qù chēzhàn, yǐmiǎn cuòguò huǒchē.
She hurried to the station so that she wouldn't miss the train.
Character Family
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