Meaning
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
Chinese: 麻木、发麻、麻。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ma” becomes a different word in each tone. 麻 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 麻烦má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome
- 麻醉má zuìanesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate
- 麻痹má bìparalysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb
- 麻木má mùnumb; insensitive; apathetic
- 芝麻zhī masesame (seed)
Example Sentence
这道菜又麻又辣，很有特色。Zhè dào cài yòu má yòu là, hěn yǒu tè sè.This dish is numbing and spicy, very distinctive.
这Zhèthis道dàoroad菜càivegetable又yòuagain麻máhemp (variant of 麻)又yòuagain辣làhot (spicy)，很hěnvery有yǒuto have特tèspecial色sècolor。