麻醉

mázuì

noun HSK 7-9 #5,309

Meanings

手术前需要进行麻醉。

Shǒushù qián xūyào jìnxíng mázuì.

Anesthesia is needed before surgery.

医生给他打了局部麻醉。

Yīshēng gěi tā dǎ le júbù mázuì.

The doctor gave him local anesthesia.

memory

麻 (numb) + 醉 (drunk/intoxicated) — being numbed into a drunk-like state = anesthesia.

麻 má

醉 zuì