How to Say ‘Is work busy?’ in Simplified Chinese
工作忙吗？
gōng zuò máng ma
[gong-dzwaw mahng ma]
💬 Usage Tip: An adjective like 忙 works as the whole description with no 是 needed, and 吗 at the end turns it into a yes/no question: 累吗 "tired?".
Phrase Breakdown
工作
gōng zuò
[gong-dzwaw]
work; job
Refers to employment, tasks, or professional activities.
我很喜欢现在的工作。
I like my current job very much.
忙
máng
[mahng]
busy
忙 means busy. It is commonly used to talk about work, family life, or daily schedule.
最近孩子放假，我特别忙。
Recently the children are on holiday, so I’m especially busy.
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。
Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.
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