HSK 3 · Clear & Obvious

麻烦

má fan

trouble; troublesome; to bother

Stroke order of 麻烦

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

麻 · 11 strokes烦 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

Hemp (麻) tangles and a head burning (烦: 火 + 页) with worry make trouble.

Parts: 麻 hemp; 烦火 fire + 页 head (vexed)

Example sentence

不好意思，麻烦你了。

Sorry to trouble you.

More words: Clear & Obvious

明确clear; to clarify 明显obvious 显然obviously 显得to appear; to seem 看起来to look; it seems 看上去to look; it seems 表面surface 表明to show; to make clear 具体specific; concrete 简单simple 复杂complicated 容易easy; likely 困难difficulty; difficult 难度degree of difficulty

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