麻痹
má bì
Pinyin

Definition

麻痹
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má bì
  1. paralysis
  2. palsy
  3. numbness
  4. to benumb
  5. (fig.) to lull
  6. negligent
  7. apathetic

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

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