Chinese Traditional: 麻煩
Chinese Simplified: 麻烦
Pinyin: ma2 fan2
Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢˊ
English Meaning: 1. troublesome, inconvenient 2. to trouble, to bother 3. Could I trouble you.., Please .. 4. trouble
German Meaning: stressig, belastend
Classifier: (ge5)

Example Sentences:

我認為戴眼鏡打羽毛球很麻煩。
我认为戴眼镜打羽毛球很麻烦。
wo3 ren4 wei2 dai4 yan3 jing4 da3 yu3 mao2 qiu2 hen3 ma2 fan2.
I reckon that wearing glasses and playing badminton is very inconvenient.
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麻煩您填寫一下這張登記卡。
麻烦您填写一下这张登记卡。
ma2 fan2 nin2 tian2 xie3 yi2 xia4 zhe4 zhang1 deng1 ji4 ka3.
Would you please fill in this registration card.
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麻煩請給我一個袋子。
麻烦请给我一个袋子。
ma2 fan2 qing3 gei3 wo3 yi2 ge5 dai4 zi5.
Could I please have a bag?
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請不要找我麻煩!
请不要找我麻烦!
qing3 bu2 yao4 zhao3 wo3 ma2 fan2!
Please stop hassling me!
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我肚子好餓!可不可以麻煩你到快餐店幫我買一個便當?
我肚子好饿!可不可以麻烦你到快餐店帮我买一个便当?
wo3 du4 zi5 hao3 e4! ke3 bu4 ke3 yi3 ma2 fan2 ni3 dao4 kuai4 can1 dian4 bang1 wo3 mai3 yi2 ge5 bian4 dang1?
I'm so hungry! Could you please go to the fast food restaurant and buy a lunchbox for me?
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可以麻煩你倒點水給我嗎?
可以麻烦你倒点水给我吗?
ke3 yi3 ma2 fan2 ni3 dao4 dian3 shui3 gei3 wo3 ma5?
Could you please bring me some water?
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麻煩給我帳單!
麻烦给我帐单!
ma2 fan2 gei3 wo3 zhang4 dan1!
The bill/check, please! (restaurant)
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Related Words:

 



1. numb 2. hemp, flax 3. rough, not smooth 4. sesame 5. (of materials) rough or coarse 6. pocked, pitted 7. to have pins and needles or tingling 8. to feel numb

Here: rough, not smooth

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fán

1. vexed, annoyed, bothered 2. annoying, bothering

Here: annoying, bothering

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