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  • 1

    n.general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc.

    • dà má

      marijuana

    • yà má

      flax

    • zhù má

      ramie

  • 2

    adj.numb; tingling; feeling slight prickles, stings or tremors

    • tā shǒu zhǐ tou dōu dòng má le

      手指头

      The cold numbed her fingers.

    • chī le huā jiāo shé tou yǒu diǎn r má

      花椒舌头有点儿

      My tongue felt slight prickles and tremors after I had eaten some Chinese prickly ash.

    • tā de jiǎo dōu dòng má le

      His feet were numb with cold.

  • 3

    n.sesame

    • má táng

      sesame candy

    • má jiàng

      sesame paste

    • má yóu

      sesame oil

  • 4

    n.pockmarks

    • má zi

      pockmarks

  • 5

    adj.coarse; rough

    • zhè lèi zhǐ yī miàn guāng yī miàn má

      一面一面

      This kind of paper is smooth on one side and coarse on the other.

    • má biān shū

      a book with rough edges

    • zhè yǒu yī zhǒng qiáng miàn shì má de jù shuō kě yǐ xī yīn

      墙面据说可以吸音

      There is a kind of rough wall surface, which is said to be sound-absorbing.

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  • 6

    adj.flecked; speckled; pockmarked

    • má què

      sparrow

    • dé le tiān huā liǎn huì má

      天花

      Smallpox will leave pockmarks on the face.

    • má diǎn

      pit

  • 7

    adj.(of some food) producing a burning sensation to the taste

    • zhè dào cài yòu má yòu là

      This dish is hot and spicy.

  • 8

    n.Ma, a surname

  • 9

    v.anaesthetize

    • jú má

      local anaesthesia

    • zhēn má

      acupuncture anaesthesia

Words and phrases with 麻

Word usage

  • Note
    "麻" is usually pronounced as "má"; when pronounced as "mā", it is used in "麻麻亮" and "麻麻黑".

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