添麻烦
tiān má fan
Pinyin

Definition

添麻烦
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tiān má fan
  1. to cause trouble for sb
  2. to inconvenience

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

添
tiān
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to replenish
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
增添
zēng tiān
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
密密麻麻
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense
添乱
tiān luàn
  1. 1 (coll.) to cause trouble for sb
  2. 2 to inconvenience
添加
tiān jiā
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
添加剂
tiān jiā jì
  1. 1 additive
  2. 2 food additive
添堵
tiān dǔ
  1. 1 to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.)
  2. 2 to make traffic congestion even worse
添置
tiān zhì
  1. 1 to buy
  2. 2 to acquire
  3. 3 to add to one's possessions
发麻
fā má
  1. 1 to feel numb
肉麻
ròu má
  1. 1 sickening
  2. 2 corny
  3. 3 sappy
  4. 4 maudlin
  5. 5 fulsome (of praise)
芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
芝麻官
zhī ma guān
  1. 1 low ranking official
  2. 2 petty bureaucrat
麻
má
  1. 1 variant of 麻[má]
  2. 2 hemp
锦上添花
jǐn shàng tiān huā
  1. 1 lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect
  2. 2 gilding the lily
麻利
má li
  1. 1 swift
  2. 2 agile
  3. 3 efficient
  4. 4 quick-witted (colloquial)
麻木
má mù
  1. 1 numb
  2. 2 insensitive
  3. 3 apathetic

Idioms (12)

如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
  1. 1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's bit to help
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
锦上添花
jǐn shàng tiān huā
  1. 1 lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect
  2. 2 gilding the lily
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
  1. 1 lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
  1. 1 The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
  2. 2 small but complete in every detail

Sample Sentences

老板，对不起，是我不对。给您添麻烦了。请您原谅。下次会注意的。
lǎobǎn ，duìbùqǐ ，shì wǒ bùduì 。gěi nín tiānmáfan le 。qǐng nín yuánliàng 。xiàcì huì zhùyì de 。
Boss, I’m really sorry. It’s my fault. Sorry for inconveniencing you. Please forgive me. Next time I’ll be more careful.
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老板，对不起，是我的错。给您添麻烦了。请您见谅。下次不会再犯了。
lǎobǎn ，duìbùqǐ ，shì wǒ de cuò 。gěi nín tiānmáfan le 。qǐng nín jiànliàng 。xiàcì bù huì zàifàn le 。
Boss, I’m really sorry. It’s my fault. Sorry for inconveniencing you. Please forgive me. It won’t happen again next time.
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昨天我打电话，没给你添麻烦吧？
zuótiān wǒ dǎ diànhuà ，méi gěi nǐ tiān máfan ba ？
When I called you yesterday, did I cause you any trouble?
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