麻烦 meaning in English
trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
Meaning of 麻烦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- trouble; inconvenience
- inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
- to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
How to use 麻烦
麻烦 works as an adjective (troublesome), a noun (trouble), and a verb (to bother someone). As a verb it is a very common polite way to start a request. Example: 麻烦你帮我一下。(Máfan nǐ bāng wǒ yíxià.) Could I trouble you to help me for a moment?
麻 (má) means numb, and 烦 (fán) has 火 (fire) next to 页 (head), like a hot head. Something 麻烦 leaves you numb and hot-headed, which is exactly how trouble feels.
Common mistake: The second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone, máfan, not máfán, so do not stress it. Also, learners sometimes write 烦 with 页 swapped for a similar-looking part, but the right side is 页 (yè), the same part found in 顺 and 题.
麻烦 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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麻 má · generic name for hemp · 11 strokes
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烦 fán · to feel vexed · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 麻烦.
| 不耐烦 | bù nàifán | impatient; to lose patience |
| 烦恼 | fánnǎo | to be worried; to be distressed |
| 麻醉 | mázuì | anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind ( |
| 厌烦 | yànfán | bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth |
| 麻木 | mámù | numb; insensitive |
| 麻痹 | mábì | paralysis; palsy |
| 烦躁 | fánzào | jittery; twitchy |
| 芝麻 | zhīma | sesame (seed) |
| 麻将 | májiàng | mahjong |
| 麻辣 | málà | hot and numbing |
| 烦闷 | fánmèn | moody; gloomy |
| 大麻 | dàmá | hemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis |
Questions about 麻烦
What does 麻烦 mean?
麻烦 (máfan) means "trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying" and is used as a verb and adjective.
How do you write 麻烦?
麻烦 is made of 2 characters: 麻 (11 strokes), 烦 (10 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 麻烦 an HSK word?
Yes. 麻烦 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 麻烦 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 麻烦 is written 麻煩.
How do I say 'sorry to bother you' with 麻烦?
You can say 麻烦你了 (máfan nǐ le), which means 'sorry for the trouble' or 'thanks for your help.' People say it after someone has done something for them.
What does 找麻烦 mean?
找麻烦 (zhǎo máfan) means to look for trouble or to make trouble for someone. For example, 别给我找麻烦 (bié gěi wǒ zhǎo máfan) means 'don't cause me trouble.'