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麻烦 (má fan): Hassle (Noun, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

麻 • má • hemp, flax; sesame
má麻

hemp, flax; sesame

烦 • fán • to annoy, bother, or be vexed
fán烦

to annoy, bother, or be vexed

Word Info

Pinyinmá fan
Meaninghassle; to trouble somebody
Characters2
SyntaxNoun, Verb

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 麻烦.

Words with 麻

  • 麻木má mùnumb
  • 麻痹má bìparalysis; palsy
  • 麻醉má zuìanaesthesia; narcosis
  • 芝麻zhī maSesame
  • 麻将má jiàngMahjong
  • 麻辣má làNumbingly spicy / Numbingly hot
  • 乱麻luàn mátangled hemp, mess
  • 亚麻yà máflax; linen
4.

Readings & Senses

má fan(ma fan)
1. [noun/verb]hassle; to trouble somebody[HSK4]
2. [adjective/verb/noun]hassle; to trouble somebody[HSK 3.0 · L4]
5.

How to Use 麻烦 in Sentences

Adverb + Adjective
bù不
má麻
fan烦
neutral
not troublesome
hěn很
má麻
fan烦
neutral
very troublesome
Adjective + Nounwith事
má麻
fan烦
shì事
neutral
Verb + Object
zhǎo找
má麻
fan烦
neutral
look for trouble
6.

Example Sentences with 麻烦

qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
ná拿
yī一
xià下
shū
troublesome matter
tiān添
má麻
fan烦
neutral
cause trouble
书
，
má麻
fan烦
nǐ你
le了
。
Please help me get the book, sorry to trouble you.
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
tài太
má麻
fan烦
le了
，
wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
zuò做
。
This matter is too much of a hassle; I don't want to do it.
bàn办
lǐ理
qiān签
zhèng证
shǒu手
xù续
xiāng相
dāng当
má麻
fán烦
，
xū需
yào要
zhǔn准
bèi备
hěn很
duō多
cái材
liào料
。
The visa application process is quite a hassle, requiring a lot of documents to prepare.
nǐ你
néng能
má麻
fan烦
yí一
xià下
jīng经
lǐ理
，
qǐng请
tā他
jǐn尽
kuài快
huí回
fù复
zhè这
fēng封
yóu邮
jiàn件
ma吗
？
Could you trouble the manager to reply to this email as soon as possible?
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
yǒu有
diǎn点
má麻
fán烦
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
gèng更
duō多
shí时
jiān间
lái来
jiě解
jué决
。
This problem is a bit troublesome; we need more time to solve it.