Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 熙熙攘攘 A hustle and bustle

熙熙攘攘

Pinyin: xīxī rǎngrǎng
Meaning：A hustle and bustle
Sentence：我们得从街道上熙熙攘攘的人群中挤过去。We had to fight (our way) through the crowded streets.

 

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熙：

Pinyin: xī
Meaning: Prosperous; splendid
Radical: 灬
Stokes: 14
Traditional: 熙
Common words/Phrase:
熙提 [xī tí] 【stilb】
熙来攘往 [xī lái rǎng wǎng] 【bustling with activity】

 

攘：

Pinyin: rǎng
Meaning: Throw into confusion
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 20
Traditional: 攘
Common words/Phrase:
攘善 [rǎng shàn] 【claim credit due to others】
攘窃 [rǎng qiè] 【usurp; steal; grab】
攘袂切齿 [rǎng mèi qiē chǐ] 【roll up one's sleeves and clench one's teeth; be excited and indignant】
攘臂嗔目 [rǎng bì chēn mù] 【roll up one's sleeves and stare angrily; fly into a rage; see red】