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麻烦

má fanㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢ˙

Sino-Vietnamese: MA PHIỀN

Traditional: 麻煩

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 1

Meaning(nominal adjective, adjective, verb, noun)

trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble

麻烦你…… is a polite way to ask a favour; 添麻烦 = to cause trouble; 找麻烦 = to make trouble.

Examples

  • 麻烦你帮我开一下门。

    má fán nǐ bāng wǒ kāi yí xià mén.

    Could you open the door for me, please?

  • 办签证太麻烦了。

    bàn qiān zhèng tài má fán le.

    Getting a visa is such a hassle.

  • 对不起,给你添麻烦了。

    duì bù qǐ, gěi nǐ tiān má fán le.

    Sorry to have caused you trouble.

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Stroke order

MA · 11 strokes

variant of 麻; hemp

PHIỀN · 10 strokes

to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy