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HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. generic name for hemp, flax etc
  2. 2. hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
  3. 3. sesame
  4. 4. (of materials) rough or coarse
  5. 5. pocked
  6. 6. pitted
  7. 7. to have pins and needles or tingling
  8. 8. to feel numb

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5401635)

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Words Containing 麻

亚麻酸
yà má suān

linolenic acid

麻木
má mù

numb

麻将牌
má jiàng pái

mahjong tile

太麻里乡
tài má lǐ xiāng

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

黑漆麻花
hēi qī má huā

pitch-dark

赤麻鸭
chì má yā

(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

麻花辫
má huā biàn

braided pigtail

麻糬
má shǔ

(transliteration of Japanese \mochi\) sticky rice balls

打麻雀运动
dǎ má què yùn dòng

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[dà yuè jìn] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

密麻麻
mì má má

see 密密麻麻|密密麻麻[mì mi má má]

麻黄
má huáng

ephedra (genus Ephedra)

麻雀
má què

sparrow

麻力
má li

swift

火麻
huǒ má

hemp

全身麻醉
quán shēn má zuì

general anesthesia

杀人如麻
shā rén rú má

lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)

心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má

one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused

蛇麻
shé má

hops (Humulus lupulus)

亚麻布
yà má bù

linen

麻风病
má fēng bìng

leprosy

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què

fig. to act blindly

麻风
má fēng

leprosy

麻瘢
má bān

pock mark

麻疯
má fēng

leprosy

麻江
má jiāng

Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

麻省理工学院
má shěng lǐ gōng xué yuàn

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

麻生太郎
má shēng tài láng

ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008

麻类
má lèi

bast fiber

麻茎
má jīng

hemp straw

曲麻莱
qǔ má lái

Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

去氧麻黄碱
qù yǎng má huáng jiǎn

methamphetamine

亚麻
yà má

flax

小儿麻痹病毒
xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú

poliovirus

荨麻
qián má

nettle

箍麻
gū má

to become numb (from being bound too tightly)

发麻
fā má

to feel numb

麻城市
má chéng shì

Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei

黑顶麻雀
hēi dǐng má què

(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)

马麻
mǎ má

mommy

麻脸
má liǎn

pockmarked face

胡麻
hú má

sesame

麻醉药品
má zuì yào pǐn

narcotic

麻辣
má là

hot and numbing

乱麻
luàn má

lit. tangled skein

麻江县
má jiāng xiàn

Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

芝麻
zhī ma

sesame (seed)

芝麻官
zhī ma guān

low ranking official

麻醉学
má zuì xué

anesthesiology

麻醉状态
má zuì zhuàng tài

narcosis

麻醉学者
má zuì xué zhě

anaesthesiologist

惹麻烦
rě má fan

to create difficulties

麻油
má yóu

sesame oil

苘麻
qǐng má

Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti)

大麻里乡
dà má lǐ xiāng

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

震颤麻痹
zhèn chàn má bì

palsy

麻醉
má zuì

anesthesia

芝麻酱
zhī ma jiàng

sesame paste

大麻哈鱼
dà má hǎ yú

see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[dà mǎ hǎ yú]

麻痹大意
má bì dà yì

unwary

小儿麻痹症
xiǎo ér má bì zhèng

poliomyelitis

麻吉
má jí

best pal

芝麻绿豆
zhī ma lǜ dòu

trivial

胡麻籽
hú má zǐ

sesame seed

亚麻籽
yà má zǐ

linseed

荨麻疹
xún má zhěn

urticaria

麻生
má shēng

Asō (name)

针刺麻醉
zhēn cì má zuì

acupuncture anesthesia

蓖麻毒素
bì má dú sù

ricin (biochemistry)

麻阳县
má yáng xiàn

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

麻椒
má jiāo

an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā

to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

麻衣
má yī

hemp garment

肉麻
ròu má

sickening

麻絮
má xù

hemp wadding

麻醉药
má zuì yào

anesthetic; narcotic

麻黄素
má huáng sù

ephedrine

半麻醉
bàn má zuì

local anesthetic

麻药
má yào

anesthetic

蓖麻籽
bì má zǐ

castor beans

局麻药
jú má yào

local anesthetic

麻痹
má bì

paralysis

种麻
zhǒng má

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

麻苎
má zhù

hemp and ramie

天麻
tiān má

Gastrodia elata (botany)

脑性麻痹
nǎo xìng má bì

cerebral palsy

蓖麻
bì má

castor-oil plant

麻子
má zi

pockmark

披麻带孝
pī má dài xiào

to wear mourning clothes

亚麻子
yà má zǐ

linseed

曲麻莱县
qǔ má lái xiàn

Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

麻花
má huā

fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)

麻山
má shān

Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

片麻岩
piàn má yán

gneiss

大麻鳽
dà má yán

(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

麻豆镇
má dòu zhèn

Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

酥麻
sū má

limp and numb (of limbs)

麻城
má chéng

Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei

麻缠
má chán

to pester

家麻雀
jiā má què

(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

麻布
má bù

sackcloth

麻山区
má shān qū

Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

解剖麻雀
jiě pōu má què

to dissect a sparrow

添麻烦
tiān má fan

to cause trouble for sb

彭麻麻
péng má má

Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛[péng lì yuán]

麻婆豆腐
má pó dòu fǔ

mapo tofu

麻栎
má lì

sawtooth oak

快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

大鳞大麻哈鱼
dà lín dá má hǎ yú

king salmon

麻栗坡县
má lì pō xiàn

Malipo county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

麻将
má jiàng

mahjong

麻纱
má shā

linen or cotton fabric

麻俐
má li

swift

披麻戴孝
pī má dài xiào

to wear mourning clothes

主麻
zhǔ má

jummah or Friday, when Muslims gather to attend prayers (loanword from Arabic)

小儿麻痹
xiǎo ér má bì

polio (poliomyelitis)

树麻雀
shù má què

(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

麻章
má zhāng

Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong

麻豆
má dòu

Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

麻醉剂
má zuì jì

an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic

四氢大麻酚
sì qīng dà má fēn

Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

黑胸麻雀
hēi xiōng má què

(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

自找麻烦
zì zhǎo má fan

to ask for trouble

针麻
zhēn má

acupuncture anesthesia

德国麻疹
dé guó má zhěn

German measles

麻疹
má zhěn

measles

异株荨麻
yì zhū qián má

common nettle (Urtica dioica)

麻黄碱
má huáng jiǎn

ephedrine

白麻子
bái má zǐ

cannabis seed

麻袋
má dài

sack

麻烦
má fan

trouble; inconvenience

芝麻饼
zhī ma bǐng

sesame biscuit

局部麻醉
jú bù má zuì

local anesthesia

蕉麻
jiāo má

abaca

芝麻小事
zhī ma xiǎo shì

trivial matter

芝麻包
zhī ma bāo

sesame bun

麻醉师
má zuì shī

anaesthetist

麻瓜
má guā

Muggles (Harry Potter)

麻利
má li

swift

大麻里
dà má lǐ

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

翘鼻麻鸭
qiào bí má yā

(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

剑麻
jiàn má

sisal hemp

大麻
dà má

hemp (Cannabis sativa)

麻章区
má zhāng qū

Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong

脱氧麻黄碱
tuō yǎng má huáng jiǎn

methamphetamine

麻麻亮
mā ma liàng

(dialect) to begin to dawn

密密麻麻
mì mi má má

numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted

麻酱
má jiàng

sesame paste

蓖麻毒蛋白
bì má dú dàn bái

ricin (biochemistry)

麻阳苗族自治县
má yáng miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

冠麻鸭
guān má yā

(bird species of China) crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)

麻阳
má yáng

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

山麻雀
shān má què

(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)

麻雀虽小,五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán

the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)

苴麻
jū má

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

找麻烦
zhǎo má fan

to look for trouble

黄麻
huáng má

jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)

麻栗坡
má lì pō

Malipo county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

芝麻油
zhī ma yóu

sesame oil

快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

麻木不仁
má mù bù rén

numbed

苎麻
zhù má

rush (tall grass)

大麻二酚
dà má èr fēn

cannabidiol (CBD)

太麻里
tài má lǐ

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

搓麻将
cuō má jiàng

to play mahjong

局部麻醉剂
jú bù má zuì jì

local anesthetic