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

你这样做是自找麻烦。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò shì zìzhǎo máfan.

You're asking for trouble by doing this.

别自找麻烦了，听我的吧。

Bié zìzhǎo máfan le, tīng wǒ de ba.

Stop asking for trouble and listen to me.

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 (zìtǎokǔchī, to bring suffering upon oneself).

Stroke Order

自 zì

找 zhǎo

麻 má

烦 fán