亚麻
yà má
Pinyin

Definition

亚麻
 - 
yà má
  1. flax

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]
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
yà má
  1. 1 flax
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense
fā má
  1. 1 to feel numb
ròu má
  1. 1 sickening
  2. 2 corny
  3. 3 sappy
  4. 4 maudlin
  5. 5 fulsome (of praise)
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
zhī ma guān
  1. 1 low ranking official
  2. 2 petty bureaucrat
  1. 1 variant of 麻[má]
  2. 2 hemp
má li
  1. 1 swift
  2. 2 agile
  3. 3 efficient
  4. 4 quick-witted (colloquial)
má mù
  1. 1 numb
  2. 2 insensitive
  3. 3 apathetic
má yóu
  1. 1 sesame oil
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
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)
má dài
  1. 1 sack
  2. 2 burlap bag
Má dòu
  1. 1 Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
má là
  1. 1 hot and numbing
má là tàng
  1. 1 hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls)
má zuì
  1. 1 anesthesia
  2. 2 (fig.) to poison (sb's mind)
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

互学互鉴。古丝绸之路不仅是一条通商易货之道更是一条知识交流之路沿着古丝绸之路,中国将丝绸、瓷器、漆器、铁器传到西方,也为中国带来了胡椒、亚麻、香料、葡萄、石榴。
hù xué hù jiàn 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù bùjǐn shì yī tiáo tōngshāng yìhuò zhī dào gèng shì yī tiáo zhīshi jiāoliú zhī lù yánzhe gǔ SīchóuzhīLù ,Zhōngguó jiāng sīchóu 、cíqì 、qīqì 、tiěqì chuán dào Xīfāng ,yě wèi Zhōngguó dàilái le hújiāo 、yàmá 、xiāngliào 、pútao 、shíliu 。
Learning from each other’s examples. The old Silk Road was not just a trading route, but also a channel for the exchange of knowledge. China passed silk, pottery, lacquerware and iron ware to the West, while China received pepper, linen, spices, grapes and pomegranate.