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麻辣

má là

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

麻辣 (má là) means "hot and numbing". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 麻辣 means

1. hot and numbing

The characters in 麻辣

• 麻máhemp (variant of 麻
• 辣làhot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting

Words starting with 麻辣

• 麻辣烫má là tànghot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls)

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