麻醉 meaning in English

mázuì

anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)

HSK 7-9verb26 strokes

Meaning of 麻醉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

mázuì
  1. anesthesia
  2. to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)

麻醉 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

什shén么me痛tòng苦kǔ能néng让ràng你nǐ想xiǎng用yòng酒jiǔ精jīng去qù麻má醉zuì自zì己jǐ?
What pain are you trying to cover up with alcohol?
在zài麻má醉zuì剂jì的de作zuò用yòng下xià,他tā昏hūn了le过guò去qù。
He lost consciousness under the influence of the anesthetic.

Stroke order for each character

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麻 má · generic name for hemp · 11 strokes

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醉 zuì · intoxicated · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 麻醉.

麻烦máfantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
麻木mámùnumb; insensitive
麻痹mábìparalysis; palsy
陶醉táozuìto be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in
芝麻zhīmasesame (seed)
麻将májiàngmahjong
麻辣málàhot and numbing
如醉如痴rúzuì-rúchīsee 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4]
喝醉hēzuìto get drunk
大麻dàmáhemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis
惹麻烦rěmáfanto create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble
添麻烦tiānmáfanto cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience

Questions about 麻醉

What does 麻醉 mean?

麻醉 (mázuì) means "anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 麻醉?

麻醉 is made of 2 characters: 麻 (11 strokes), 醉 (15 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 麻醉 an HSK word?

Yes. 麻醉 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.