Chinese symbol for “promptly”
连忙
lián máng
Traditional: 連忙
promptly; at once
The closest CC-CEDICT match for promptly is 连忙 (lián máng), defined as: promptly; at once.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “promptly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 及时 (及時) | jí shí | timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay |
| 立马 (立馬) | lì mǎ | at once; immediately |
| 迅即 | xùn jí | immediately; promptly |
| 赓即 (賡即) | gēng jí | (formal) immediately; promptly |
| 卽 | jí | variant of 即 (jí); promptly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 连忙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 连续 (連續) | lián xù | continuous; in a row |
| 连结 (連結) | lián jié | variant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink |
| 连接 (連接) | lián jiē | to link; to join; to connect |
| 连任 (連任) | lián rèn | to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office |
| 连线 (連線) | lián xiàn | electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection |
| 相连 (相連) | xiāng lián | to link; to join |
| 帮忙 (幫忙) | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 忙碌 | máng lù | busy; bustling |
See also: Japanese symbol for “promptly”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.