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trouble; inconvenience / inconvenient; troublesome; annoying / to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
HSK 3
hot and numbing
HSK 7-9
mahjong / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
anesthesia / to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
HSK 7-9
sesame (seed)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
HSK 7-9
numb / insensitive / apathetic
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蔴* | 蔴* | *蔴
hemp (variant of )
HSK 7-9
paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic
HSK 7-9
the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进 aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
(dialect) quickly; briskly; without delay (northern colloquialism, often used in commands)
fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
general anesthesia
mahjong tile
to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝
leprosy / Hansen's disease
anaesthetist
Muggles (Harry Potter)
to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
(fashion) (loanword) model
(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM
bast fiber plant (general term for hemp, flax, jute, ramie etc)
flax
numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted
(slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
surname Ma
anaesthesiologist
linen or cotton fabric
(transliteration of Japanese "mochi") sticky rice balls; mochi
hemp garment
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
German measles / rubella
polio (poliomyelitis)
to feel numb
sesame paste
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
to look for trouble
anesthetic
measles
mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
to create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
sesame oil
an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic
sesame oil
sackcloth
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
abbr. for Massachusetts
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
cerebral palsy / spasticity
trivial / minute (size)
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks
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
(Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic) / (Islam) a week
nettle / also pr. [xun2ma2]
ephedra (genus Ephedra)
limp and numb (of limbs)
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
narcotic
leprosy / also written 麻風|麻风
ephedrine
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
pockmarked face
linen
acupuncture anesthesia
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)
sesame paste
swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
sack / burlap bag
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis)
to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻戴孝
hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana
(botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea) / the fiber of this plant
Asō (name) / ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009
low ranking official / petty bureaucrat
leprosy / Hansen's disease
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
pockmark
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
sesame / (botany) flax / linseed
numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
acupuncture anesthesia
castor-oil plant
to play mahjong
palsy / trembling paralysis / used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
hops (Humulus lupulus)
Gastrodia elata (botany)
gneiss
(dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light
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
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong

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