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麻木

má mù · ma mu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. numb
  2. insensitive
  3. apathetic
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Numb legs

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)腿(tuǐ)麻木(mámù)了(le)，站不起来(zhànbùqǐlai)。

    My legs are numb. I can not stand up.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)坐(zuò)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long did you sit?

  3. Dengdeng

    两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)，一动也没动(yīdòngyěméidòng)。

    Two hours without moving once.

  4. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，慢慢(mànmàn)动一动(dòngyīdòng)，麻木(mámù)很快(hěnkuài)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    Do not rush. Move slowly a bit. The numbness will go away soon.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，现在(xiànzài)腿(tuǐ)像(xiàng)有(yǒu)蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)在(zài)爬(pá)！

    Oh, now my legs feel like ants are crawling on them!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)说明(shuōmíng)麻木(mámù)快(kuài)过去(guòqù)了(le)！

    That means the numbness will pass soon!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

坐(zuò)得(de)太(tài)久(jiǔ)，我(wǒ)的(de)腿(tuǐ)都(dōu)麻(má)木(mù)了(le)。

After sitting too long, my legs have gone numb.

02

他(tā)对(duì)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)痛(tòng)苦(kǔ)显(xiǎn)得(de)很(hěn)麻(má)木(mù)。

He seems very insensitive to other people's suffering.

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