麻 má
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 麻 — hemp, flax, sesame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
麻醉
mázuì
to anaesthetise; to numb
Characters in this word
醉 zuì
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 卒 soldier
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 手术前，医生会根据病人的体重和病史决定如何麻醉。 Shǒushù qián, yīshēng huì gēnjù bìngrén de tǐzhòng hé bìngshǐ juédìng rúhé mázuì. Before the operation, the doctor will decide how to anaesthetise the patient based on their weight and medical history.
- 牙医先给我打了麻醉，所以拔牙一点也不疼。 Yáyī xiān gěi wǒ dǎ le mázuì, suǒyǐ bá yá yìdiǎn yě bù téng. The dentist gave me an anaesthetic first, so having the tooth out didn't hurt at all.
- 孩子做手术前需要全身麻醉，家长很担心。 Háizi zuò shǒushù qián xūyào quánshēn mázuì, jiāzhǎng hěn dānxīn. The child needs a general anaesthetic before surgery, and the parents are very worried.
Related words
- 麻烦 máfan troublesome; to bother
- 麻 má numb; tingling
- 麻 má hemp; flax
- 麻痹 mábì to paralyse; numb; to lull into carelessness
- 麻将 májiàng mahjong
- 麻辣 málà numbing and spicy
- 麻木 mámù numb; insensitive; indifferent
- 芝麻 zhīma sesame; trivial matter
- 醉 zuì drunk
- 如痴如醉 rúchīrúzuì to be entranced; intoxicated with
- 陶醉 táozuì to be intoxicated with; to be immersed in
- 切除 qiēchú to remove by cutting; to excise