麻烦

Character by character

• 麻má11 strokesHSK 3hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
• 烦fán10 strokesHSK 3 traditional 煩bother, vex, trouble; troublesome

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Example sentences

• 你们有大麻烦了。

  Nǐ men yǒu dà má fán le

  You're in big trouble.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 麻烦. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 烦fánHSK 4

  to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy

• 烦恼fán nǎoHSK 7

  to be worried; to be distressed; worries

• 麻máHSK 7

  generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb

• 麻醉má zuìHSK 7

  anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)

• 麻痹má bìHSK 7

  paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic

• 麻木má mùHSK 7

  numb; insensitive; apathetic

• 烦躁fán zàoHSK 7

  jittery; twitchy; fidgety

• 芝麻zhī maHSK 7

  sesame (seed)

• 厌烦yàn fánHSK 7

  bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth

• 不耐烦bù nài fánHSK 5

  impatient; to lose patience

• 麻将má jiàngHSK 7

  mahjong

• 麻辣má làHSK 7

  hot and numbing

• 烦闷fán mènHSK 7

  moody; gloomy