麻
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Meaning
- to feel numb
- sesame
- (of materials) rough or coarse
Definition
麻：一种草本植物，纤维可制绳、织布；也指麻木、麻舌的感觉；还可表示繁杂、费事或面部痘痕。
Hemp; numb or tingling sensation; troublesome; pockmarked.
Usage
“麻”用于指代麻类植物；在饮食中形容辛麻味道；在医学上指感觉麻木；在口语中表示复杂难办；在皮肤状态上指痘印。
"麻" is used to refer to hemp plants; in food, it describes a numbing spice; in medicine, it indicates numbness; colloquially, it denotes something troublesome; for skin, it means pockmarks.
Examples
- 1 这把绳子是麻做的，很结实。（This rope is made of hemp and is very strong.）
- 2 吃了花椒，舌头都麻了。（Eating Sichuan pepper makes my tongue numb.）
- 3 最近事情太多，真麻烦。（Lately there are too many things, it's really troublesome.）
- 4 他脸上有很多麻子。（He has many pockmarks on his face.）
- 5 麻油是用芝麻榨的油。（Sesame oil is oil pressed from sesame seeds.）
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