Word information
Simplified麻木
Traditional麻木
Pinyinmámù
Part of speech形
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Character breakdown
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How to learn 麻木
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麻烦máfan
trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
木头mùtouslow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc); CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]
树木shùmùtree
木材mùcáiwood
麻mágeneric name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb; hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]); surname Ma
麻mágeneric name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb; hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]); surname Ma