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