What does 麻烦 mean in Chinese?

麻烦 (má fan) means "inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to trouble or bother sb; to put sb to trouble" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 4.

How do you pronounce 麻烦?

麻烦 is pronounced "má fan" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 麻烦?

麻烦 is an HSK 4 word on the new HSK exam syllabus. It is HSK 4 on both the old and the new exam.

What characters make up 麻烦?

麻烦 is made up of the characters 麻, 烦. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 麻烦?

You can practice writing 麻烦 using our stroke order tool.

麻烦 (má fan), inconvenient

麻烦

má fan

inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to trouble or bother sb

HSK 4verb

Traditional: 麻煩

Characters in This Word

麻烦

Definitions

(verb) inconvenient
troublesome
annoying
to trouble or bother sb
to put sb to trouble

Example Sentences

这很麻烦。

Zhè hěn máfan

This is troublesome

Related Words

惹麻烦(rě má fan)· to create difficulties

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何苦(hé kǔ)· why bother?

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何苦呢(hé kǔ ne)· why bother?

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劳神(láo shén)· to be a tax on (one's mind)

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 4
HSK 2.0: HSK 4
HSK Lord study list: HSK 3 list

麻烦: HSK 4 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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