| 疲于奔命 |
pí yú bēn mìng |
(idiom) terribly busy / up to one's ears in work |
| 疲 |
pí |
weary |
| 于 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 于 |
yú |
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 于 |
| 于 |
yú |
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 奔 |
bēn |
to hurry / to rush / to run quickly / to elope |
| 奔 |
bèn |
to go to / to head for / towards / Taiwan pr. [ben1] |
| 奔 |
bēn |
variant of 奔 |
| 奔 |
bèn |
variant of 奔 |
| 奔命 |
bēn mìng |
to rush about on errands / to be kept on the run |
| 命 |
mìng |
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc |