máfan

麻烦

HSK 3Word · Adjective · Verb · NounTraditional麻煩

troublesome; bother; inconvenience

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

adjective

troublesome; inconvenient; bothersome

neutral

Describes a situation, task, or problem that is annoying or requires extra effort.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bàn办
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
má麻
fan烦
 。

This matter is very troublesome to handle.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shǒu手
xù续
tài太
má麻
fan烦
le了
 。

This kind of procedure is too much of a hassle.

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Wǒ我
bú不
pà怕
má麻
fan烦
 ,
yī一
dìng定
bāng帮
nǐ你
bàn办
hǎo好
 。

I'm not afraid of the trouble; I'll definitely help you get it done.

2.

verb

to bother; to trouble; to inconvenience

neutral

A polite verb used when asking for help or apologizing for imposing. Often preceded by '给' or used in the pattern '麻烦您...'.

Má麻
fan烦
nín您
bāng帮
wǒ我
kāi开
yī一
xià下
mén门
 。

Could I trouble you to open the door for me?

Bù不
hǎo好
yì意
si思
 ,
má麻
fan烦
nǐ你
le了
 。

Sorry to bother you.

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Tā他
cóng从
bù不
má麻
fan烦
bié别
rén人
 。

He never bothers others.

3.

noun

trouble; hassle; inconvenience

neutral

Refers to the troublesome matter or situation itself. Often used with verbs like '添', '有', '找', '惹'.

Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
gěi给
nǐ你
tiān添
má麻
fan烦
 。

I don't want to cause you any trouble.

Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
yǒu有
dà大
má麻
fan烦
le了
 。

He's in big trouble now.

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Rě惹
shàng上
zhè这
zhǒng种
má麻
fan烦
zhēn真
dǎo倒
méi霉
 。

Getting into this kind of trouble is really unlucky.