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麻烦 (má fan) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

麻烦 (má fan) is a Chinese word: to trouble. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 麻烦

动 dòng verb

to trouble

我不想麻烦你。

wǒ bù xiǎng má fan nǐ

I don't want to trouble you.

形 xíng adjective

troublesome

麻烦的事情总是让人头疼。

má fan de shì qing zǒng shì ràng rén tóu téng

Troublesome matters always give people headaches.

名 míng noun

trouble

我不想给你添麻烦。

wǒ bù xiǎng gěi nǐ tiān má fan

I don't want to cause you trouble.

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Word breakdown

麻 má — tangled/complicated

烦 fán / fan — annoyed/vexed

Contextual pronunciation: fan

Structure & writing
1 麻 má — herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
麻 is a component in 4 characters

consists of

1.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
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2 烦 fán / fan — vexed, irritated

烦 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 火 huǒ — light and flame from burning; fig. urgent
火 is a component in 45 characters
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