找麻烦

找麻煩
zhǎomáfan
verb #7,247

Meanings

  1. 1 to look for trouble; to cause trouble
  2. 2 to pick a fight; to make things difficult

Examples

Bié lái zhǎo wǒ de máfan.
Don't come looking for trouble with me.
Tā zǒngshì xǐhuan zhǎo biérén máfan.
He always likes to cause trouble for others.
Nǐ zhè búshì zìjǐ zhǎo máfan ma?
Aren't you just asking for trouble?

Tips

grammar
找麻烦 can insert a possessive: 麻烦 (cause trouble for me), 麻烦 (cause trouble for him). Without a target, it means causing trouble in general.

Stroke Order

zhǎo
fán