忙不过来 mángbuguòlái to be too busy to handle Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 忙 máng adjectiveverb busy busy; fully occupied with tasks; having no free time不 bu particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction过来 過來 guòlai [manageability] Used after a verb, often with 得 de or 不 bù, to show whether one has the time, energy, or ability to handle a task or situation