麻将
má jiàng
Pinyin

Definition

麻将
 - 
má jiàng
  1. mahjong
  2. CL:副[fù]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
密密麻麻
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense
发麻
fā má
  1. 1 to feel numb
肉麻
ròu má
  1. 1 sickening
  2. 2 corny
  3. 3 sappy
  4. 4 maudlin
  5. 5 fulsome (of praise)
芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
芝麻官
zhī ma guān
  1. 1 low ranking official
  2. 2 petty bureaucrat
麻
má
  1. 1 variant of 麻[má]
  2. 2 hemp
麻利
má li
  1. 1 swift
  2. 2 agile
  3. 3 efficient
  4. 4 quick-witted (colloquial)
麻木
má mù
  1. 1 numb
  2. 2 insensitive
  3. 3 apathetic
麻油
má yóu
  1. 1 sesame oil
麻痹
má bì
  1. 1 paralysis
  2. 2 palsy
  3. 3 numbness
  4. 4 to benumb
  5. 5 (fig.) to lull
  6. 6 negligent
  7. 7 apathetic
麻花
má huā
  1. 1 fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)
  2. 2 worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
麻袋
má dài
  1. 1 sack
  2. 2 burlap bag
麻豆
Má dòu
  1. 1 Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
麻辣
má là
  1. 1 hot and numbing
麻辣烫
má là tàng
  1. 1 hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls)
麻醉
má zuì
  1. 1 anesthesia
  2. 2 (fig.) to poison (sb's mind)
麻雀
má què
  1. 1 sparrow
  2. 2 (dialect) mahjong

Idioms (8)

心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
  1. 1 lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
  1. 1 The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
  2. 2 small but complete in every detail

Sample Sentences

我不太会打麻将。
wǒ bù tài huì dǎmájiàng 。
I don't really know how to play mahjong.
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打麻将
dǎ májiàng
play mahjong.
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Gwilym去年八月在船上打麻将。
Gwilym qùnián bāyuè zài chuánshàng dǎ májiàng 。
Gwilym was on a boat playing Mahjong last August.
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哎，佳佳，来打麻将吧！
ài ，Jiājia ，lái dǎ májiàng ba ！
Hi, Jia Jia. Come play mahjong!
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对，垃圾胡不算的。上海麻将不可以垃圾胡。
duì ，lājīhú bù suàn de 。Shànghǎi májiàng bù kěyǐ lājīhú 。
Yeah, garbage hands don't count. You can't win with a garbage hand in Shanghai mahjong.
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中国人喜欢打麻将。
Zhōngguórén xǐhuan dǎ májiàng 。
Chinese people like to play mahjong.
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第一步，把肉洗干净，切成小方块，跟麻将差不多。用料酒腌一下。腌十五分钟。
dì yī bù ，bǎ ròu xǐ gānjìng ，qiē chéng xiǎo fāngkuài ，gēn májiàng chàbuduō 。yòng liàojiǔ yān yīxià 。yān shí wǔ fēnzhōng 。
The first step is to wash the meat and cut it into small chunks. They should be about the size of mahjong tiles. Marinate them in cooking wine for 15 minutes.
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它让我感觉就像打麻将里边，碰碰胡。
tā ràng wǒ gǎnjué jiù xiàng dǎ májiàng lǐbiān ，pèngpènghú 。
It makes me feel like the pairs you get when you play mahjong.
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小宝记住了，黑子和白子，和昨天讲的麻将牌样子是不一样的哦。
Xiǎo bǎo jìzhu le ，hēizǐ hé báizǐ ，hé zuótiān jiǎng de májiàngpái yàngzi shì bù yīyàng de o 。
Remember, Xiao Bao, black pieces and white pieces. They're different from the Majiang pieces we talked about yesterday.
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现在养老院的活动也挺丰富的，平时可以下下棋、练练书法、玩玩麻将。
xiànzài yǎnglǎoyuàn de huódòng yě tǐng fēngfù de ，píngshí kěyǐ xià xia qí 、liàn lian shūfǎ 、wánr wanr májiàng 。
These days there's quite a lot of activities at retirement homes. You can play chess, practice calligraphy, play mahjong.
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