麻烦má fantrouble
麻烦 (má fan) means "trouble" or "to bother sb." It appears in 我有一点麻烦 (I'm in a bit of trouble) and 麻烦你了 (Sorry to bother you). A speaker asks 麻烦你帮我一下,好吗? (Could I bother you to help me for a moment?) The reply is 好,有什么麻烦? (Sure, what's the trouble?)
What does 麻烦 mean?
- 1.
troublenoun
- 2.
to bother sbverb
What do the characters in 麻烦 mean?
- 麻not compositional here
- 烦to bother
How do you use 麻烦?
See it in 我有一点麻烦 and 麻烦你了
What are some examples of 麻烦 in a sentence?
How is 麻烦 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
麻烦你帮我一下,好吗?
Máfan nǐ bāng wǒ yíxià, hǎo ma?
Could I bother you to help me for a moment?
- Speaker B:
好,有什么麻烦?
Hǎo, yǒu shénme máfan?
Sure, what's the trouble?
- Speaker A:
我的电脑坏了。
Wǒ de diànnǎo huài le.
My computer is broken.
- Speaker B:
别担心,我看看。
Bié dānxīn, wǒ kànkan.
Don't worry, let me take a look.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.