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How to Say ‘Work is busy’ in Traditional Chinese

工作忙

gōng zuò máng

[gong-dzwor mahng]

Phrase Breakdown

工作

gōng zuò

[gong-dzwor]

work; job

Refers to job duties or tasks in general.

Example

這陣子工作忙,我比較少出門。

Work has been busy lately, so I go out less often.

máng

[mahng]

busy

Used to describe a person or schedule with many tasks.

Example

年底大家都很忙。

Everyone is busy at the end of the year.

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