麻痹
Old HSK 6
麻痹 (mábì) · paralysis
麻痹 (mábì) means “paralysis; numbness; to lower one's guard”. It is written with 2 characters: 麻 (hemp) + 痹 (numbess). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 麻痹 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)
痹 bì · numbess
What 痹 is made of
- 疒nè — sickness
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 广guǎng — broad
- 畀bì — to give
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丌jī — table
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
Example sentences
他的左腿麻痹了。Tā de zuǒtuǐ mábì le.His left leg is paralyzed.
安全问题不能麻痹大意。Ānquán wèntí bùnéng mábì dàyì.We mustn't let our guard down on safety.
Questions about 麻痹
What does 麻痹 mean?
麻痹 (mábì) means “paralysis; numbness; to lower one's guard”.
How do you pronounce 麻痹?
麻痹 is pronounced mábì.
Which HSK level is 麻痹?
麻痹 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 麻痹 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 121: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.