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麻木

má mù
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. numb
  2. 2. insensitive
  3. 3. apathetic

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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敏感
mǐn gǎn

sensitive

对事物反应迅速，感觉敏锐

Register variants

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无知觉
wú zhī jué

senseless

口语中描述身体失去感觉的状态

Related words

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冷漠
lěng mò

lack of regard

形容态度或情感上的麻木

Usage notes

Collocations

常与‘思想’‘精神’‘神情’搭配，如‘思想麻木’、‘神情麻木’，表达抽象意义上的麻木不仁。

Common mistakes

注意与‘麻醉’（anesthesia）区分：‘麻木’指失去感觉的状态或冷漠，‘麻醉’指药物引起的暂时失去感觉。

Example Sentences

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他对周围的一切感到 麻木 。
He feels numb to everything around him.

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Words Containing 麻木

麻木不仁
má mù bù rén

numbed

Child Words of 麻木

麻
má

generic name for hemp, flax etc

木
mù

(bound form) tree