---
title: "我很忙 | How to say I’m busy in Chinese | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "How to say I’m busy in Chinese: 我很忙, in an easy HSK 1 story about a colleague who is always busy, and why."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-im-busy-in-chinese"
published: "2026-11-02"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Original story · [HSK 1](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-1)

# 我很忙

How to say I’m busy in Chinese

魏冬和我在一个公司工作。他每天都说：“我很忙。”

“魏冬，中午一起吃饭吗？”“不去了，我很忙。”

“魏冬，下班去喝茶吗？”“不去了，我很忙。”

“魏冬，你明天休息吗？”“不休息，我很忙。”

我想：他忙什么呢？

星期五下午，魏冬给了我一个大本子。“这是什么？”

本子上写了很多中文。

他说：“你是新来的，中文还不太好。上班的时候要说什么，我都写在这里了。”

我看了看。第一个写的是：“我很忙。”

他说：“上班的时候，你每天都要说这个。”

**154 characters** in this story

HSK 1**我生病了**

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## Words in this story

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- [我wǒI](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%88%91)
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- [一yīone](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80)
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- [他tāhe](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%96)
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