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麻醉剂má zuì jì
anaesthetic
Definitions
| Chinese > English | |
| 麻醉剂 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 麻醉劑 | |
| 麻醉劑 | mázuìjì |
| 1. n. (anesthesiology) anesthetic (substance that causes loss of sensation or consciousness); narcotic; sedative | |
| Components | |
| 麻 | má |
| 1. general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc. | |
| 大麻 - hemp; cannabis | |
| 黃麻 - jute | |
| 亞麻 - flax | |
| 2. hemp fibre; linen | |
| 麻布 - sackcloth; linen | |
| 麻繩 - hemp rope | |
| 3. (historical, obsolete) hemp band worn on the head or waist by the a mourner | |
| 4. mourning garment; mourning apparel | |
| 披麻戴孝 - to wear the hemp garments of mourning | |
| 5. (historical) imperial edict | |
| 6. Short for 芝麻, sesame | |
| 麻油 - sesame oil | |
| 7. numerous; chaotic | |
| 8. coarse; rough | |
| 9. spotty; pitted | |
| 麻雀 - sparrow | |
| 10. (TCM) Short for 麻疹, measles | |
| 11. pockmark; pock | |
| 麻子 - pockmark; pockmarked person | |
| 麻臉 - pockmarked face | |
| 12. numb; senseless | |
| 麻痺 - paralysis | |
| 麻藥 - anesthetic | |
| 我 的 腿 都 坐 麻 了。 - My legs have gone numb while sitting. | |
| 13. (of foods) having the taste like one of Sichuan pepper | |
| 麻辣 - Sichuan pepper-y and spicy | |
| 舌頭 發麻 - to have a tingling tongue | |
| 醉 | zuì |
| 1. to become drunk; to become intoxicated | |
| 喝醉 - to become drunk | |
| 2. to intoxicate; to make someone drunk | |
| 3. to be fascinated with; to be enchanted by; to be crazy about; to be addicted to | |
| 醉心 - to be infatuated with | |
| 4. to marinate in cooking wine | |
| 醉蝦 - drunken shrimp (dish name) | |
| 剂 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 劑 | |
| 劑 | jì |
| 1. to adjust; to make up (a concoction); to concoct | |
| 2. (historical) contract for trading | |
| 3. small piece of dough; dough which has been kneaded | |
| 4. (TCM) medicinal preparation; concoction | |
| 5. pharmaceutical preparation; medicament | |
| 6. dose; dosage | |
| 7. (chemistry) agent; reagent | |
Pronunciation
má zuì jì
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