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麻辣 (má là): Numbingly spicy / Numbingly hot (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
麻 • má • numb, tingling; pockmarked; troublesome • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
má
麻
numb, tingling; pockmarked; troublesome
辣 • là • spicy • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
là
辣
spicy
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 麻辣.
Words with
麻
麻烦
má fan
hassle; to trouble somebody
麻木
má mù
numb
麻痹
má bì
paralysis; palsy
麻醉
má zuì
anaesthesia; narcosis
芝麻
zhī ma
Sesame
麻将
má jiàng
Mahjong
乱麻
luàn má
tangled hemp, mess
亚麻
yà má
flax; linen
Words with
辣
辣椒
là jiāo
chilli
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
火辣辣
huǒ là là
Spicy / Hot
辣味
là wèi
spicy flavor; hot taste
辣酱
là jiàng
chili sauce
辣椒酱
là jiāo jiàng
chili sauce, hot sauce
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
ruthless and merciless
4.
How to Use 麻辣 in Sentences
Idiom
má
麻
là
辣
xiān
鲜
xiāng
香
neutral
numbing, spicy, fresh, and fragrant
yòu
又
má
麻
yòu
又
là
辣
neutral
both numbing and spicy
Adjective + Noun
má
麻
là
辣
tàng
烫
neutral
spicy hot pot soup
5.
Example Sentences with 麻辣
zhè
这
ge
个
cài
菜
hěn
很
má
麻
là
辣
má
麻
là
辣
wèi
味
neutral
mala flavor
má
麻
là
辣
huǒ
火
guō
锅
neutral
spicy hot pot
。
This dish is very spicy and numbing.
zhè
这
dào
道
má
麻
là
辣
shuǐ
水
zhǔ
煮
yú
鱼
de
的
hòu
后
jìn
劲
shí
十
zú
足
，
ràng
让
wǒ
我
é
额
tóu
头
mào
冒
hàn
汗
。
This numbing spicy boiled fish has a strong lingering effect, making my forehead sweat.
jiàn
鉴
yú
于
bù
部
fen
分
bīn
宾
kè
客
bú
不
nài
耐
xīn
辛
là
辣
，
wǎn
晚
yàn
宴
cài
菜
dān
单
jiāng
将
bì
避
miǎn
免
má
麻
là
辣
fēng
风
wèi
味
。
Given that some guests cannot tolerate spicy food, the banquet menu will avoid numbing spicy flavors.
wǒ
我
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
chī
吃
má
麻
là
辣
huǒ
火
guō
锅
，
yīn
因
wèi
为
tā
它
yòu
又
má
麻
yòu
又
là
辣
。
I like eating spicy hot pot because it is both numbing and spicy.
nǐ
你
shì
是
fǒu
否
néng
能
jiē
接
shòu
受
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
róng
融
hé
合
le
了
huā
花
jiāo
椒
de
的
dú
独
tè
特
má
麻
là
辣
kǒu
口
gǎn
感
？
Can you accept this unique numbing spicy taste that incorporates Sichuan peppercorns?
