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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
麻烦 máfan	麻烦 \| 麻烦* \| *麻烦	trouble; inconvenience / inconvenient; troublesome; annoying / to bother sb; to put sb to trouble	麻煩 HSK 4


麻醉 mázuì	麻醉 \| 麻醉* \| *麻醉	anesthesia / to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)	HSK 6


麻痹 mábì	麻痹 \| 麻痹* \| *麻痹	paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic	麻痺 HSK 6


麻木 mámù	麻木 \| 麻木* \| *麻木	numb / insensitive / apathetic	HSK 6


麻 má	麻 \| 麻* \| *麻	variant of 麻 / hemp	蔴


麻 Má	麻 \| 麻* \| *麻	surname Ma


麻 má	麻 \| 麻* \| *麻	generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL: 縷｜缕 / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb


麻花 máhuā	麻花 \| 麻花* \| *麻花	fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)


麻生 Máshēng	麻生 \| 麻生* \| *麻生	Asō (name) / ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009


麻雀 máquè	麻雀 \| 麻雀* \| *麻雀	sparrow / (dialect) mahjong


麻纱 máshā	麻纱 \| 麻纱* \| *麻纱	linen or cotton fabric	麻紗


麻将 májiàng	麻将 \| 麻将* \| *麻将	mahjong / CL: 副	麻將


麻辣 málà	麻辣 \| 麻辣* \| *麻辣	hot and numbing


麻衣 máyī	麻衣 \| 麻衣* \| *麻衣	hemp garment


胡麻 húmá	胡麻 \| 胡麻* \| *胡麻	sesame / (botany) flax / linseed


麻布 mábù	麻布 \| 麻布* \| *麻布	sackcloth


大麻 dàmá	大麻 \| 大麻* \| *大麻	hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana


麻疹 mázhěn	麻疹 \| 麻疹* \| *麻疹	measles


麻豆 Mádòu	麻豆 \| 麻豆* \| *麻豆	Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣｜台南县, Taiwan


麻豆 mádòu	麻豆 \| 麻豆* \| *麻豆	(fashion) model (loanword)


亚麻 yàmá	亚麻 \| 亚麻* \| *亚麻	flax	亞麻


麻子 mázi	麻子 \| 麻子* \| *麻子	pockmark


麻油 máyóu	麻油 \| 麻油* \| *麻油	sesame oil


发麻 fāmá	发麻 \| 发麻* \| *发麻	to feel numb	發麻


麻城 Máchéng	麻城 \| 麻城* \| *麻城	Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡｜黄冈, Hubei


麻袋 mádài	麻袋 \| 麻袋* \| *麻袋	sack / burlap bag


麻风 máfēng	麻风 \| 麻风* \| *麻风	leprosy / Hansen's disease	麻風


酥麻 sūmá	酥麻 \| 酥麻* \| *酥麻	limp and numb (of limbs)


麻利 máli	麻利 \| 麻利* \| *麻利	swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)


天麻 tiānmá	天麻 \| 天麻* \| *天麻	Gastrodia elata (botany)


芝麻酱 zhīmajiàng	芝麻酱 \| 芝麻酱* \| *芝麻酱	sesame paste	芝麻醬


罗布麻 luóbùmá	罗布麻 \| 罗布麻* \| *罗布麻	dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM	羅布麻


麻药 máyào	麻药 \| 麻药* \| *麻药	anesthetic	麻藥


乱麻 luànmá	乱麻 \| 乱麻* \| *乱麻	lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused	亂麻


黄麻 huángmá	黄麻 \| 黄麻* \| *黄麻	jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks	黃麻


麻江 Májiāng	麻江 \| 麻江* \| *麻江	Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州｜黔东南州, Guizhou


麻栗坡 Málìpō	麻栗坡 \| 麻栗坡* \| *麻栗坡	Malipo county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州｜文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan


麻黄 máhuáng	麻黄 \| 麻黄* \| *麻黄	ephedra (genus Ephedra)	麻黃


麻章 Mázhāng	麻章 \| 麻章* \| *麻章	Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong


麻江县 Májiāngxiàn	麻江县 \| 麻江县* \| *麻江县	Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州｜黔东南州, Guizhou	麻江縣


麻酱 májiàng	麻酱 \| 麻酱* \| *麻酱	sesame paste	麻醬


全麻 quánmá	全麻 \| 全麻* \| *全麻	general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉)


麻痹大意 mábìdàyì	麻痹大意 \| 麻痹大意* \| *麻痹大意	unwary / negligent	麻痺大意


蓖麻 bìmá	蓖麻 \| 蓖麻* \| *蓖麻	castor-oil plant


芝麻官 zhīmaguān	芝麻官 \| 芝麻官* \| *芝麻官	low ranking official / petty bureaucrat


麻阳 Máyáng	麻阳 \| 麻阳* \| *麻阳	Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化｜怀化, Hunan	麻陽


苎麻 zhùmá	苎麻 \| 苎麻* \| *苎麻	rush (tall grass) / bulrush / Boehmeria / ramie	苧麻


杀人如麻 shārénrúmá	杀人如麻 \| 杀人如麻* \| *杀人如麻	lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies	殺人如麻


麻木不仁 mámùbùrén	麻木不仁 \| 麻木不仁* \| *麻木不仁	numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned


麻阳苗族自治县 Máyáng Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn	麻阳…治县 \| 麻阳…治县* \| *麻阳…治县	Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化｜怀化, Hunan	麻陽苗族自治縣


肉麻 ròumá	肉麻 \| 肉麻* \| *肉麻	sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)


麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 máquèsuīxiǎo, wǔzàngjùquán	麻雀…俱全 \| 麻雀…俱全* \| *麻雀…俱全	the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail	麻雀雖小，五臟俱全


剑麻 jiànmá	剑麻 \| 剑麻* \| *剑麻	sisal hemp	劍麻


曲麻莱 Qǔmálái	曲麻莱 \| 曲麻莱* \| *曲麻莱	Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州｜玉树藏族自治州, Qinghai	曲麻萊


麻黄碱 máhuángjiǎn	麻黄碱 \| 麻黄碱* \| *麻黄碱	ephedrine	麻黃鹼


心乱如麻 xīnluànrúmá	心乱如麻 \| 心乱如麻* \| *心乱如麻	one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset	心亂如麻


黑顶麻雀 hēidǐngmáquè	黑顶麻雀 \| 黑顶麻雀* \| *黑顶麻雀	(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)	黑頂麻雀


荨麻 qiánmá	荨麻 \| 荨麻* \| *荨麻	nettle / also pr. [xun2 ma2]	蕁麻


麻脸 máliǎn	麻脸 \| 麻脸* \| *麻脸	pockmarked face	麻臉


麻山 Máshān	麻山 \| 麻山* \| *麻山	Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西｜鸡西, Heilongjiang


披麻戴孝 pīmádàixiào	披麻戴孝 \| 披麻戴孝* \| *披麻戴孝	to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻帶孝｜披麻带孝


麻黄素 máhuángsù	麻黄素 \| 麻黄素* \| *麻黄素	ephedrine	麻黃素


黑胸麻雀 hēixiōngmáquè	黑胸麻雀 \| 黑胸麻雀* \| *黑胸麻雀	(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)


片麻岩 piànmáyán	片麻岩 \| 片麻岩* \| *片麻岩	gneiss


苘麻 qǐngmá	苘麻 \| 苘麻* \| *苘麻	Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis)


麻麻亮 māmaliàng	麻麻亮 \| 麻麻亮* \| *麻麻亮	(dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light


密麻麻 mìmámá	密麻麻 \| 密麻麻* \| *密麻麻	see 密密麻麻


种麻 zhǒngmá	种麻 \| 种麻* \| *种麻	female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)	種麻


去氧麻黄碱 qùyǎngmáhuángjiǎn	去氧麻黄碱 \| 去氧麻黄碱* \| *去氧麻黄碱	methamphetamine	去氧麻黃鹼


针麻 zhēnmá	针麻 \| 针麻* \| *针麻	acupuncture anesthesia	針麻


陈谷子烂芝麻 chéngǔzilànzhīma	陈谷…芝麻 \| 陈谷…芝麻* \| *陈谷…芝麻	lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip	陳谷子爛芝麻


披麻带孝 pīmádàixiào	披麻带孝 \| 披麻带孝* \| *披麻带孝	to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻戴孝	披麻帶孝


冠麻鸭 guānmáyā	冠麻鸭 \| 冠麻鸭* \| *冠麻鸭	(bird species of China) crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)	冠麻鴨


麻生太郎 Máshēng Tàiláng	麻生太郎 \| 麻生太郎* \| *麻生太郎	ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008


麻吉 májí	麻吉 \| 麻吉* \| *麻吉	(slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial


麻婆豆腐 mápódòufǔ	麻婆豆腐 \| 麻婆豆腐* \| *麻婆豆腐	mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce


密密麻麻 mìmimámá	密密麻麻 \| 密密麻麻* \| *密密麻麻	numerous and close together / densely packed / thickly dotted / thick / dense


马麻 mǎmá	马麻 \| 马麻* \| *马麻	mommy	馬麻


麻辣烫 málàtàng	麻辣烫 \| 麻辣烫* \| *麻辣烫	hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls)	麻辣燙


苴麻 jūmá	苴麻 \| 苴麻* \| *苴麻	female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)


小儿麻痹症 xiǎo'érmábìzhèng	小儿麻痹症 \| 小儿麻痹症* \| *小儿麻痹症	poliomyelitis / infantile paralysis	小兒麻痺症


亚麻籽 yàmázǐ	亚麻籽 \| 亚麻籽* \| *亚麻籽	linseed	亞麻籽


翘鼻麻鸭 qiàobímáyā	翘鼻麻鸭 \| 翘鼻麻鸭* \| *翘鼻麻鸭	(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)	翹鼻麻鴨


脑性麻痹 nǎoxìngmábì	脑性麻痹 \| 脑性麻痹* \| *脑性麻痹	cerebral palsy / spasticity	腦性麻痺


麻将牌 májiàngpái	麻将牌 \| 麻将牌* \| *麻将牌	mahjong tile	麻將牌


主麻 zhǔmá	主麻 \| 主麻* \| *主麻	jummah or Friday, when Muslims gather to attend prayers (loanword from Arabic)


亚麻子 yàmázǐ	亚麻子 \| 亚麻子* \| *亚麻子	linseed	亞麻子


亚麻布 yàmábù	亚麻布 \| 亚麻布* \| *亚麻布	linen	亞麻布


亚麻酸 yàmásuān	亚麻酸 \| 亚麻酸* \| *亚麻酸	linolenic acid	亞麻酸


局麻药 júmáyào	局麻药 \| 局麻药* \| *局麻药	local anesthetic	侷麻藥


全身麻醉 quánshēnmázuì	全身麻醉 \| 全身麻醉* \| *全身麻醉	general anesthesia


半麻醉 bànmázuì	半麻醉 \| 半麻醉* \| *半麻醉	local anesthetic / anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)


四氢大麻酚 sìqīngdàmáfēn	四氢大麻酚 \| 四氢大麻酚* \| *四氢大麻酚	Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC	四氫大麻酚


大鳞大麻哈鱼 dàlíndámáhǎyú	大鳞…哈鱼 \| 大鳞…哈鱼* \| *大鳞…哈鱼	king salmon / Chinook salmon	大鱗大麻哈魚


大麻二酚 dàmá'èrfēn	大麻二酚 \| 大麻二酚* \| *大麻二酚	cannabidiol (CBD)


大麻哈鱼 dàmáhǎyú	大麻哈鱼 \| 大麻哈鱼* \| *大麻哈鱼	see 大馬哈魚｜大马哈鱼	大麻哈魚


大麻里 Dàmálǐ	大麻里 \| 大麻里* \| *大麻里	Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣｜台东县, southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里


大麻里乡 Dàmálǐxiāng	大麻里乡 \| 大麻里乡* \| *大麻里乡	Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣｜台东县, southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里	大麻里鄉


大麻鳽 dàmáyán	大麻鳽 \| 大麻鳽* \| *大麻鳽	(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)


太麻里 Tàimálǐ	太麻里 \| 太麻里* \| *太麻里	Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣｜台东县, southeast Taiwan

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