麻
辣

Hot and numbing in Chinese: 麻辣 (má là)

má là

hot and numbing

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1hot and numbing

Stroke order

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麻
辣

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄚˊ

má

ㄇ/ mㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄚˋ

là

ㄌ/ lㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 麻辣 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我最爱吃麻辣口味的火锅。

    wǒ zuì ài chī má là kǒu wèi de huǒ guō。

    I love eating hot-and-numbing hotpot.

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Related words

辣

là

hot (spicy)

麻

má

variant of 麻

麻烦

má fan

trouble

辣椒

là jiāo

hot pepper

麻痹

má bì

paralysis

麻将

má jiàng

mahjong

麻木

má mù

numb

麻醉

má zuì

anesthesia

芝麻

zhī ma

sesame (seed)

火辣辣

huǒ là là

painful heat

酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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