自找麻烦

自找麻煩

zìzhǎomáfan

phrase #13,221

Meanings

1 to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties

Characters

to look for; to seek

hemp; numb; rough

annoyed; troubled

Examples

HSK 1

别自找麻烦了，听我的吧。

Bié zìzhǎomáfan le, tīng wǒ de ba.

Stop asking for trouble and listen to me.

HSK 2

你这样做是自找麻烦。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò shì zìzhǎomáfan.

You're asking for trouble by doing this.

Tips

grammar

自找麻烦 literally means 'self-seek trouble'. 自 acts as a reflexive prefix meaning 'oneself'. Similar pattern: 自讨苦吃 (to bring suffering upon oneself).

Stroke Order

自 zì

找 zhǎo

麻 má

烦 fán