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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
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
fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
mahjong tile
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈, Hubei
leprosy / Hansen's disease
anaesthetist
Muggles (Harry Potter)
(fashion) (loanword) model
bast fiber plant (general term for hemp, flax, jute, ramie etc)
(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
sesame paste
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
anesthetic
measles
mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic
sesame oil
sackcloth
abbr. for Massachusetts
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)
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
narcotic
leprosy / also written 麻風|麻风
ephedrine
pockmarked face
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
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
Asō (name) / ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009
leprosy / Hansen's disease
pockmark
numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
(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
hemp and ramie / coarse cloth
variant of 麻利
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
chiseled stone (used in construction)
an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying
sawtooth oak / Quercus acutissima
anesthetic; narcotic
swift / agile / efficient / quick witted (colloquial) / also written 麻利
to feel cold and numb
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈, Hubei
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
unwary / negligent
pock mark
hemp wadding
to pester
measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (abbr. for 麻疹 + 流行性腮腺炎 + 風疹|风疹)
braided pigtail
hemp straw
hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls)
anesthesiology
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
ephedrine


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