麻木
Old HSK 6
麻木 (mámù) · numb
麻木 (mámù) means “numb; insensitive; apathetic”. It is written with 2 characters: 麻 (hemp) + 木 (tree). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 麻木 is built
The characters
麻 má · hemp
What 麻 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 林lín — forest
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 木mù — tree
Origin hint: Hemp plants 林 growing in a greenhouse 广 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
木 mù · tree
What 木 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: A tree (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
天太冷了，我的手都麻木了。Tiān tài lěng le, wǒ de shǒu dōu mámù le.It's so cold my hands have gone numb.
他对别人的痛苦已经麻木了。Tā duì biérén de tòngkǔ yǐjīng mámù le.He has become indifferent to other people's suffering.
Questions about 麻木
What does 麻木 mean?
麻木 (mámù) means “numb; insensitive; apathetic”.
How do you pronounce 麻木?
麻木 is pronounced mámù.
Which HSK level is 麻木?
麻木 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 麻木 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 121: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.