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HSK
trouble; inconvenience / inconvenient; troublesome; annoying / to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
anesthesia / to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
hemp (variant of )
HSK 7-9
paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic
HSK 7-9
hot and numbing
HSK 7-9
mahjong / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
numb / insensitive / apathetic
HSK 7-9
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  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
surname Ma
measles
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
sesame paste
fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
sesame oil
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈, Hubei
hemp garment
ephedra (genus Ephedra)
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
leprosy / Hansen's disease
sack / burlap bag
pockmark
sackcloth
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)
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
pockmarked face
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
ephedrine
anesthetic
Asō (name) / ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009
numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned
unwary / negligent
chiseled stone (used in construction)
linen or cotton fabric
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
ephedrine
(fashion) model (loanword)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
anesthetic; narcotic
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈, Hubei
anesthesiology
leprosy / Hansen's disease
(transliteration of Japanese "mochi") sticky rice balls; mochi
sawtooth oak / Quercus acutissima
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
narcotic
(slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
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
mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
hemp wadding
braided pigtail
hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls)
bast fiber plant (general term for hemp, flax, jute, ramie etc)
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
abbr. for Massachusetts
Muggles (Harry Potter)
leprosy / also written 麻風|麻风
pock mark
an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic
variant of 麻利
swift / agile / efficient / quick witted (colloquial) / also written 麻利
to feel cold and numb
mahjong tile
an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
to pester
measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (abbr. for 麻疹 + 流行性腮腺炎 + 風疹|风疹)
hemp and ramie / coarse cloth
hemp straw
anaesthesiologist
anaesthetist
(dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light


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