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接应不暇 — “Overwhelmed by numerous visitors or tasks”

接应不暇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overwhelmed by numerous visitors or tasks”. Making it impossible to attend to them all adequately. Literally, “cannot spare time to attend to/respond”.

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接应不暇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

接应不暇 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
接
jiē11connect, receive, or meet
应
yìng7should, respond, deal with
不
bù4not
暇
xiá13leisure time

Example Sentence with 接应不暇

这家新开的甜品店生意太好了,店员们每天都忙得接应不暇。
This newly opened dessert shop is doing such great business that the staff are too busy to attend to all the customers every day.

Idioms Related to 接应不暇

Synonyms of 接应不暇

  • yìng应jiē接bù不xiá暇too many to cope with

More idioms starting with 接

  • jiē接sān三huàn换jiǔ九traditional wedding customs and gift exchange
  • jiē接sān三lián连sì四one after another
  • jiē接bù不shàng上chá茬unable to pick up the thread
  • jiē接èr二lián连sān三one after another in quick succession
  • jiē接shào绍xiāng香yān烟have many descendants; continue family line
  • jiē接xù续xiāng香yān烟continue the family line
  • jiē接ěr耳jiāo交tóu头whisper in each other's ears
  • jiē接mèi袂chéng成wéi帷bustling city with many people
  • jiē接zhǒng踵bǐ比jiān肩packed with people
  • jiē接zhǒng踵ér而lái来come one after another
  • jiē接zhǒng踵ér而zhì至come one after another continuously
  • jiē接lián连bù不duàn断one after another, without interruption

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What does 接应不暇 mean?

接应不暇 (jiē yìng bù xiá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Overwhelmed by numerous visitors or tasks”.

How do you pronounce 接应不暇?

接应不暇 is pronounced jiē yìng bù xiá in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 接应不暇 literally mean?

Literally, 接应不暇 means “cannot spare time to attend to/respond”. It is used to mean “Overwhelmed by numerous visitors or tasks”.

What is the Chinese definition of 接应不暇?

暇:空闲。指美景繁多,来不及观赏。后多形容来人或事情太多,应付不过来

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