麻
醉

Anesthesia in Chinese: 麻醉 (má zuì)

má zuì

anesthesia

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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麻
醉

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ㄇㄚˊ

má

ㄇ/ mㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

ㄗㄨㄟˋ

zuì

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 手术前，医生给病人麻醉。

    shǒu shù qián， yī shēng gěi bìng rén má zuì。

    Before surgery, the doctor anesthetizes the patient.

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Related words

醉

zuì

intoxicated

麻

má

variant of 麻

麻烦

má fan

trouble

麻痹

má bì

paralysis

麻将

má jiàng

mahjong

麻辣

má là

hot and numbing

麻木

má mù

numb

陶醉

táo zuì

to be infatuated with

芝麻

zhī ma

sesame (seed)

如醉如痴

rú zuì rú chī

lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)

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