麻辣
má là
Pinyin

Definition

麻辣
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má là
  1. hot and numbing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
辣
là
  1. 1 old variant of 辣[là]
辣椒
là jiāo
  1. 1 hot pepper
  2. 2 chili
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 classifier: 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

Idioms (11)

吃香喝辣
chī xiāng hē là
  1. 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live well
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
  1. 1 vicious and merciless (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

川菜。它料多、麻辣、鲜香、一道菜平均要动用不下十种调味料。所以色、香、味都是最突出的，而且在烹饪方面也不断创新，所以这几年风靡全国。
chuāncài 。tā liàoduō 、málà 、xiānxiāng 、yī dào cài píngjūn yào dòngyòng bùxià shízhǒng tiáowèi liào 。suǒyǐ sè 、xiāng 、wèi dōu shì zuì tūchū de ，érqiě zài pēngrèn fāngmiàn yě bùduàn chuàngxīn ，suǒyǐ zhèjǐnián fēngmǐ quánguó 。
Sichuan food. It has a lot of ingredients, a spicy-numb, fresh and fragrant flavor. On average, a dish will use at least ten spices. So its appearance, fragrance and flavor are all outstanding. And as far as cooking is concerned, there is room for continuing innovation, so it has swept the entire country in recent years.
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川菜是麻辣，湘菜则是咸辣、酸辣，经常使用烟熏的食物做配料。
chuāncài shì mālà ，xiāngcài zé shì xiánlà 、suānlà ，jīngcháng shǐyòng yānxūn de shíwù zuò pèiliào 。
Sichuan food is spicy in a numbing way, Hunan food is spicy in a salty and sour way. It often uses smoked ingredients.
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川菜的话，口味就是麻辣鲜香，最有名的菜色就得数“水煮鱼”、“宫保鸡丁”、“麻婆豆腐”啦。湘菜也重辣，不过更油腻。
Chuāncài dehuà ，kǒuwèi jiùshì málà xiānxiāng ，zuì yǒumíng de càisè jiù děi shǔ “shuǐzhǔyú ”、“gōngbǎojīdīng ”、“mápó dòufu ”la 。xiāngcài yě zhònglà ，bùguò gèng yóunì 。
In terms of Sichuanese food, the flavor is hot and numbing and fresh and fragrant. And one must count "poached sliced fish in hot chili sauce", "Kung Pao Chicken" and "Mapo Tofu" among them. Hunanese cuisine is also very spicy, but more oily too.
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还有重庆的麻辣火锅。这火锅最关键的就是底料，重庆火锅的底料是出了名的麻和辣，一般人还真受不了。
háiyǒu Chóngqìng de málà huǒguō 。zhè huǒguō zuì guānjiàn de jiùshì dǐliào ，Chóngqìng huǒguō de dǐliào shì chū le míng de má hé là ，yībānrén hái zhēn shòubuliǎo 。
There's also Chongqing spicy hotpot. The key ingredient in this hotpot is the base. The base of Chongqing hotpot is famous for being both the tingling kind of spicy and the hot kind of spicy. Normal people can't take the heat.
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重庆的麻辣火锅我是见识过的，连我这北方人都不太受得了那辣。
Chóngqìng de málà huǒguō wǒ shì jiànshi guò de ，lián wǒ zhè běifāngrén dōu bùtài shòudeliǎo nà là 。
I've come across Chongqing spicy hotpot before, even a northerner like me can't take that level of spice.
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小莉，晚餐吃什么？要不要跟我一起去吃个麻辣火锅啊？
Xiǎo Lì ，wǎncān chī shénme ？yào bù yào gēn wǒ yīqǐ qù chī gè málà huǒguō ā ？
Xiaoli, what are you eating for dinner? Do you want to go with me to eat spicy hotpot?
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这样吧，我们这周末搭高铁去重庆吃麻辣锅怎么样？
zhèyàng ba ，wǒmen zhè zhōumò dā gāotiě qù Chóngqìng chī málàguō zěnmeyàng ？
So how about going to Chongqing this weekend for spicy hot pot?
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吃吃喝喝姐最在行了，麻辣烫一定要试的啊！
chīchī hēhē jiě zuì zàiháng le ，málàtàng yīdìng yào shì de ā ！
You know your big sis is the best person to ask for places to eat and drink! You have to try spicy soup!
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像麻辣锅、咖哩什么的。我午餐才吃了辣牛肉饭。
xiàng málàguō 、gāli shénme de 。wǒ wǔcān cái chī le là niúròu fàn 。
Like spicy hotpot, curry and the like. I ate spicy beef rice just for lunch.
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我也喜欢吃辣，下次一起去吃麻辣锅吧。
wǒ yě xǐhuan chī là ，xiàcì yīqǐ qù chī málàguō ba 。
I also like eating spicy food, let's go and eat spicy hotpot together next time.
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