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麻木

mámù
adjective HSK 7-9 #9,641

Meanings

  1. 1 numb; insensitive (physically)
  2. 2 apathetic; emotionally numb; desensitized

Characters

麻
má
numb; tingling; hemp
木
mù
wood; wooden; numb
Tingling and wooden - numb, both physically and emotionally.

Examples

HSK 2
他对这些事情已经麻木了。
Tā duì zhèxiē shìqíng yǐjīng mámù le.
He has become numb to these things.
HSK 3
坐太久腿都麻木了。
Zuò tài jiǔ tuǐ dōu mámù le.
My legs went numb from sitting too long.
HSK 7-9
不要让自己变得麻木不仁。
Búyào ràng zìjǐ biàn de mámù-bùrén.
Don't let yourself become apathetic and unfeeling.

Tips

usage
麻木 works for both physical numbness (手脚麻木, numb hands and feet) and emotional numbness (对痛苦麻木, numb to pain). The idiom 麻木不仁 is a stronger version meaning 'completely insensitive/apathetic.'

Stroke Order

麻 má
木 mù