麻

má · ma/Má · ma

Traditional 蔴

Meaning

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má 麻

  1. generic name for hemp, flax etc
  2. hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
  3. sesame
  4. CL:縷 / 缕 (lǚ)
  5. (of materials) rough or coarse
  6. pocked
  7. pitted
  8. to have pins and needles or tingling
  9. to feel numb

Má 麻

  1. surname Ma

má 蔴

  1. variant of 麻 (má)
  2. hemp

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)麻(má)绳(shéng)很(hěn)结(jiē)实(shi),可(kě)以(yǐ)用(yòng)来(lái)捆(kǔn)东(dōng)西(xi)。

This kind of hemp rope is very strong and can be used to tie things.

02

坐(zuò)久(jiǔ)了(le),我(wǒ)的(de)腿(tuǐ)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)麻(má)。

After sitting for a long time, my legs feel a bit numb.

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