HSK 7–9 · adjective · noun

麻

má / má

numb; tingling; (of food) spicy and numbing

1

numb; tingling; (of food) spicy and numbing

坐得太久,我的腿都麻了。

Zuò de tài jiǔ, wǒ de tuǐ dōu mále。

I sat too long, and my legs have gone numb.

2

hemp; flax; fiber plant

这种布是用麻做的,很凉快。

Zhè zhǒng bù shì yòng má zuò de, hěn liángkuai。

This kind of cloth is made from hemp and is very cool.

麻烦你帮我把门打开。

Máfan nǐ bāng wǒ bǎ mén dǎkāi.

Would you mind opening the door for me?

经常锻炼身体,就能摆脱生病的麻烦。

Jīngcháng duànliàn shēntǐ, jiù néng bǎituō shēngbìng de máfan.

If you exercise regularly, you can get rid of the trouble of being ill.

坐得太久,我的腿有点儿麻痹了。

Zuò de tài jiǔ, wǒ de tuǐ yǒudiǎnr mábìle。

Having sat too long, my legs have gone a bit numb.