手忙脚乱 / 手忙腳亂

shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

Meaning

• to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner · flustered

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Example sentences

• 我今天晚点下班，省得明天早上手忙脚乱。

  我今天晚點下班，省得明天早上手忙腳亂。

  wǒ jīn tiān wǎn diǎn xià bān， shěng de míng tiān zǎo shàng shǒu máng jiǎo luàn。

  I'll leave work a little later today to avoid being scrambling around tomorrow morning.

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