麻 (má) — numb, tingling (from lack of circulation or spicy food); rough, coarse (of texture)
Definition
Used in two distinct senses: physical numbness/tingling (like sitting too long or Sichuan pepper — see 麻木 for the more literary/medical form) and rough texture (more colloquial than 粗糙, less coarse than 粗).
adjective
numbtingling (from lack of circulation or spicy food)roughcoarse (of texture)
Measure word · 缕
Examples
- 麻，。Wǒ de jiǎo zuò má le, zhàn bù qǐ lái.My foot went numb from sitting; I can't stand up.
- 麻。Zhè zhǒng huā jiāo chī qǐ lái hěn má.This kind of Sichuan pepper tastes very numbing.
- 麻，。Zhè kuài mù tou biǎo miàn hěn má, xū yào dǎ mó yí xià.The surface of this wood is rough; it needs sanding.
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