dàmá

大麻

Word · Noun

hemp plant; cannabis (drug)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

hemp plant; cannabis sativa (non-drug variety)

neutral

This is the traditional, non-psychoactive variety of cannabis, primarily cultivated for its fibers (for rope, textiles) and seeds (for oil and medicinal use). Also called 线麻.

Gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
yòng用
dà大
má麻
xiān纤
wéi维
zhì制
zuò作
shéng绳
suǒ索
hé和
bù布
liào料
 。

Ancient China used hemp fibers to make ropes and cloth.

Má麻
rén仁
shì是
dà大
má麻
de的
zhǒng种
zi子
 ，
kě可
yǐ以
rù入
yào药
 。

Hemp seeds are the seeds of the hemp plant and can be used in medicine.

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Zhè这
piàn片
tián田
dì地
zhòng种
de的
shì是
gōng工
yè业
yòng用
dà大
má麻
 。

This field is planted with industrial hemp.

2.

noun

marijuana; cannabis (psychoactive drug)

neutral

Refers specifically to the psychoactive varieties of the cannabis plant (e.g., Cannabis indica), whose dried flowers and leaves are used as a recreational drug (marijuana/weed). Possession and use are illegal in China.

Xī吸
shí食
dà大
má麻
zài在
xǔ许
duō多
guó国
jiā家
shì是
fēi非
fǎ法
de的
 。

Smoking marijuana is illegal in many countries.

Jǐng警
fāng方
chá查
huò获
le了
yī一
pī批
zǒu走
sī私
de的
dà大
má麻
 。

The police seized a batch of smuggled cannabis.

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Dà大
má麻
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
jīng精
shén神
huó活
xìng性
chéng成
fèn分
shì是
TT
HH
CC
 。

The main psychoactive component in cannabis is THC.