How to Say ‘Is work busy lately?’ in Traditional Chinese
最近工作忙嗎？
zuì jìn gōng zuò máng ma
[dzway-jeen gong-dzwaw mawng mah]
Phrase Breakdown
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway-jeen]
recently; lately
Refers to the near past or current period of time.
我最近在看新的工作機會。
Recently I have been looking at new job opportunities.
工作忙嗎？
gōng zuò máng ma
is work busy?
A common caring question. 工作 (gōngzuò) means 'work' and 忙嗎 (máng ma) means 'busy?'.
爸爸工作忙嗎？
Is Dad busy with work?
Words in this phrase
工作
gōng zuò
[gong-dzwaw]
work; job
A job, profession, or the tasks you do as employment.
這份工作很適合剛畢業的人。
This job is very suitable for someone who just graduated.
忙
máng
[mawng]
busy
Describes being occupied or not free.
今天我有點忙，明天比較好。
I'm a bit busy today; tomorrow is better.
嗎
ma
[mah]
question particle (yes/no questions)
Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes/no question. In holiday talk: 有吃年夜飯嗎？
你有吃年夜飯嗎？
Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?
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