麻木

mámù

adjective HSK 7 #9,641

Meanings

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

Characters

numb; tingling; hemp

wood; wooden; numb

Tingling and wooden — numb, both physically and emotionally.

Examples

坐太久腿都麻木了。

Zuò tài jiǔ tuǐ dōu mámù le.

My legs went numb from sitting too long.

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.

不要让自己变得麻木不仁。

Bú yào ràng zìjǐ biàn de mámùbùrén.

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 (mámùbùrén) is a stronger version meaning 'completely insensitive/apathetic.'

Stroke Order

麻 má

木 mù