麻袋
má dài
Pinyin

Definition

麻袋
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má dài
  1. sack
  2. burlap bag

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yǎn dài
  1. 1 puffiness under the eyes
  2. 2 bags under the eyes
nǎo dài
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 skull
  3. 3 brains
  4. 4 mental capability
  5. 5 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
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
kǒu dài
  1. 1 pocket
  2. 2 bag
  3. 3 sack
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
sù liào dài
  1. 1 plastic bag
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense
rè shuǐ dài
  1. 1 hot water bottle
  2. 2 hot-water bag
fā má
  1. 1 to feel numb
fú dài
  1. 1 fukubukuro or "lucky bag", Japanese New Year custom where merchants offer grab bags containing random products at a steep discount
ròu má
  1. 1 sickening
  2. 2 corny
  3. 3 sappy
  4. 4 maudlin
  5. 5 fulsome (of praise)
zhī ma guān
  1. 1 low ranking official
  2. 2 petty bureaucrat
  1. 1 variant of 麻[má]
  2. 2 hemp
dài
  1. 1 pouch
  2. 2 bag
  3. 3 sack
  4. 4 pocket
dài zi
  1. 1 bag
dài shǔ
  1. 1 kangaroo
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

Idioms (10)

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
掉书袋
diào shū dài
  1. 1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to show off one's erudition
  3. 3 a person who does so
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
酒囊饭袋
jiǔ náng fàn dài
  1. 1 wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing
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

一麻袋的钱?哎,人与人之间的差别怎么就这么大?一赚就赚一麻袋的钱,一买就买一整栋楼,眼睛都不眨一下。我要是个温州人就好了。
yī dài de qián ?āi ,rén yǔ rén zhījiān de chābié zěnme jiù zhème dà ?yī zhuàn jiù zhuàn yī mádài de qián ,yī mǎi jiù mǎi yī zhěng dòng lóu ,yǎnjing dōu bù zhǎ yīxià 。wǒ yào shì gè Wēnzhōurén jiùhǎole 。
A ton huh? How can there be such a big difference between people? When they earn money, they earn a ton. When they buy, they buy the whole building - all in the blink of an eye. If I were Wenzhounese, that would be great.
这点我也赞同!吃得苦中苦,方为人上人。我跟温州人打过交道,他们的吃苦精神绝对让人佩服。我有个温州女客户,她十八岁的时候就跟着两个哥哥一起去新疆创业,在火车上站了三天三夜,腿都站肿了。就是凭着这样一股毅力,一年之后,他们背回了一麻袋的钱。
zhè diǎn wǒ yě zàntóng !chīdékǔzhōngkǔ, fāngwéirénshàngrén 。wǒ gēn Wēnzhōurén dǎ guò jiāodào ,tāmen de chīkǔ jīngshén juéduì ràngrén pèifú 。wǒ yǒu gè Wēnzhōu nǚ kèhù ,tā shí bā suì de shíhou jiù gēnzhe liǎng gè gēge yīqǐ qù Xīnjiāng chuàngyè ,zài huǒchē shàng zhàn le sān tiān sān yè ,tuǐ dōu zhàn zhǒng le 。jiùshì píng zhe zhèyàng yī gǔ yìlì ,yī nián zhīhòu ,tāmen bēi huí le yī mádài de qián 。
This I agree with! If you want to be successful, you have to work hard. I've dealt with a few Wenzhounese. Their attitude towards working hard is definitely worthy of admiration. I have a female client from Wenzhou. When she was 18 she went to Xinjiang with two of her brothers to start a business. They had to stand on the train for 3 days and 3 nights. She stood so long her legs swelled up. Using that same willpower, they earned a ton of money and came back a year later.