麻烦
má fan
Pinyin

Definition

麻烦
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má fan
  1. inconvenient
  2. troublesome
  3. annoying
  4. to trouble or bother sb
  5. to put sb to trouble

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

口是心非的人很麻烦
kǒushìxīnfēi de rén hěn máfan
People who don't say what they mean are troublesome.
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麻烦您了，真不好意思。
máfan nín le ，zhēn bùhǎoyìsi 。
Sorry for troubling you.
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那还真是麻烦你这个老司机了！
nà hái zhēnshi máfan nǐ zhège lǎo sījī le ！
Then I’ve caused this experienced driver (you) much inconvenience!
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谢谢主管今天的帮忙，今天真是麻烦你了。路上小心，再见。
xièxie zhǔguǎn jīntiān de bāngmáng ，jīntiān zhēnshì máfan nǐ le 。lùshang xiǎoxīn ，zàijiàn 。
I really appreciate your help today. Sorry to have troubled you. Please be careful on the road, goodbye.
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那我们要开始做B超了，麻烦妈妈帮我拉一下衣服。
nà wǒmen yào kāishǐ zuòBchāo le ，máfan māma bāng wǒ lā yīxià yīfu 。
We are going to look at the ultrasound scan. Mom, please help pull up my clothes.
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老板，对不起，是我不对。给您添麻烦了。请您原谅。下次会注意的。
lǎobǎn ，duìbùqǐ ，shì wǒ bùduì 。gěi nín tiānmáfan le 。qǐng nín yuánliàng 。xiàcì huì zhùyì de 。
Boss, I’m really sorry. It’s my fault. Sorry for inconveniencing you. Please forgive me. Next time I’ll be more careful.
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老板，对不起，是我的错。给您添麻烦了。请您见谅。下次不会再犯了。
lǎobǎn ，duìbùqǐ ，shì wǒ de cuò 。gěi nín tiānmáfan le 。qǐng nín jiànliàng 。xiàcì bù huì zàifàn le 。
Boss, I’m really sorry. It’s my fault. Sorry for inconveniencing you. Please forgive me. It won’t happen again next time.
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前面的人走得太慢了。不好意思！麻烦快一点儿。
qiánmiàn de rén zǒu de tài màn le 。bùhǎoyìsi ！máfan kuài yīdiǎnr 。
People in front of us are walking too slowly. Excuse me! Please walk a little bit quicker.
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人怕出名猪怕肥。做事这么张扬，一定会有麻烦。
rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi 。zuò shì zhème zhāngyáng ，yīdìng huì yǒu máfan 。
Being too famous would ultimately lead to your downfall. Troubles come when you are too ostentatious.
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人怕出名猪怕肥”的意思就是人出了名，就会招来很多麻烦，就像猪肥的时候就会被杀来吃。
rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi ”de yìsi jiù shì rén chū le míng ，jiù huì zhāo lái hěnduō máfan ，jiù xiàng zhū féi de shíhou jiù huì bèi shā lái chī 。
The proverb means being famous leads to trouble, just as pigs get slaughtered and eaten when they are fat enough.
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