胡麻
hú má
Pinyin

Definition

胡麻
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hú má
  1. sesame
  2. (botany) flax
  3. linseed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

胡萝卜
hú luó bo
  1. 1 carrot
芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
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
二胡
èr hú
  1. 1 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
  2. 2 alto fiddle
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ]
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
大麻
dà má
  1. 1 hemp (Cannabis sativa)
  2. 2 cannabis
  3. 3 marijuana
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
死胡同
sǐ hú tòng
  1. 1 dead end
  2. 2 blind alley
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)
胡
Hú
  1. 1 surname Hu
胡乱
hú luàn
  1. 1 careless
  2. 2 reckless
  3. 3 casually
  4. 4 absent-mindedly
  5. 5 at will
  6. 6 at random
  7. 7 any old how
胡同
hú tòng
  1. 1 lane
  2. 2 alley
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng
  1. 1 to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)
  2. 2 to let one's imagination run wild
胡扯
hú chě
  1. 1 to chatter
  2. 2 nonsense
  3. 3 blather
胡桃
hú táo
  1. 1 walnut
胡椒
hú jiāo
  1. 1 pepper
胡椒粉
hú jiāo fěn
  1. 1 ground pepper (i.e. powder)
胡萝卜素
hú luó bo sù
  1. 1 carotene

Idioms (20)

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
胡作非为
hú zuò fēi wéi
  1. 1 to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
胡吹乱捧
hú chuī luàn pěng
  1. 1 indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
胡天胡帝
hú tiān hú dì
  1. 1 with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
  2. 2 reckless
  3. 3 intemperate
胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng
  1. 1 to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)
  2. 2 to let one's imagination run wild
胡搅蛮缠
hú jiǎo mán chán
  1. 1 to pester endlessly (idiom)
  2. 2 an annoying troublemaker
胡编乱造
hú biān luàn zào
  1. 1 to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
  2. 2 to make things up
胡言乱语
hú yán luàn yǔ
  1. 1 babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
  2. 2 double Dutch
胡诌乱傍
hú zhōu luàn bàng
  1. 1 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
胡诌乱扯
hú zhōu luàn chě
  1. 1 to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head
胡诌乱说
hú zhōu luàn shuō
  1. 1 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
胡诌乱道
hú zhōu luàn dào
  1. 1 to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head
胡诌八扯
hú zhōu bā chě
  1. 1 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
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
随口胡诌
suí kǒu hú zhōu
  1. 1 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

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