麻烦
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
麻烦 (máfan) · trouble
麻烦 (máfan) means “trouble; troublesome; to bother”. It is written with 2 characters: 麻 (hemp) + 烦 (annoyed). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 麻烦 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)
烦 fán · annoyed
What 烦 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 页 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
麻烦你帮我拿一下。Máfan nǐ bāng wǒ ná yīxià.Sorry to bother you, could you hold this for me?
这件事很麻烦。Zhè jiàn shì hěn máfan.This matter is very troublesome.
Questions about 麻烦
What does 麻烦 mean?
麻烦 (máfan) means “trouble; troublesome; to bother”.
How do you pronounce 麻烦?
麻烦 is pronounced máfan.
Which HSK level is 麻烦?
麻烦 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 麻烦 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.