麻烦

máfan

trouble; inconvenient; to bother

adjectiveverbnounHSK 3.0 word list · Band 4trad. 麻煩
Dictionary entry

trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble

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麻
烦

See it in sentences

这道题真麻烦。

Zhè dào tí zhēn máfan.

English

This question is such a hassle.

麻烦你帮我看一下包。

Máfan nǐ bāng wǒ kàn yíxià bāo.

English

Could you watch my bag for a moment?

Goes with

  • 很麻烦very troublesome
  • 麻烦你trouble you

Opposite

方便fāngbiàn
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麻
烦

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