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trouble; inconvenience / inconvenient; troublesome; annoying / to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
HSK 3
anesthesia / to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
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
mahjong tile
measles
Mazhang, a district of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying
(Islam) Friday, when Muslims go to the mosque before noon to attend congregational prayers
(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Majiang, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Guizhou
measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (abbr. for 麻疹 + 流行性腮腺炎 + 風疹|风疹)
numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted
numb / insensitive / apathetic
HSK 7-9
to create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble
sesame (seed)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
surname Ma
Gastrodia elata (botany)
acupuncture anesthesia
hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana
flaxseed; linseed
linolenic acid
flax
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
anesthetic; narcotic
paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic
HSK 7-9
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
Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan
(slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
limp and numb (of limbs)
mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)
local anesthetic / anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
(dialect) quickly; briskly; without delay (northern colloquialism, often used in commands)
anesthesiology
mahjong / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)
(fashion) (loanword) model
general anesthesia
Muggles (Harry Potter)
sisal hemp
to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization
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
ephedra (genus Ephedra)
(Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic) / (Islam) a week
local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉)
to cause trouble for sb / to inconvenience
sackcloth
Asō (name) / ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009
sesame paste
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
local anesthetic
pockmark
flaxseed; linseed
castor beans
local anesthesia
palsy / trembling paralysis / used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病
hot and numbing
HSK 7-9
leprosy / Hansen's disease
anaesthetist
cannabidiol (CBD)
gneiss
low ranking official / petty bureaucrat
sack / burlap bag
Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里
to play mahjong
sesame bun
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom) / fig. to act blindly
ephedrine
local anesthetic
linen or cotton fabric
sawtooth oak / Quercus acutissima
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
to feel numb
(botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea) / the fiber of this plant
sesame oil
braided pigtail
anesthetic
German measles / rubella
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
abaca / Manila hemp
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks
acupuncture anesthesia
linen
Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里
polio (poliomyelitis)
trivial matter / trifle
sesame oil
sesame biscuit
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
pockmark
abbr. for Massachusetts

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