# 麻醉 (mázuì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 麻醉 (mázuì) means “anesthesia; to anesthetize”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: anesthesia; to anesthetize
- Pinyin: mázuì (ma2 zui4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 手术前医生给病人做了局部麻醉。
  Shǒushù qián yīshēng gěi bìngrén zuòle júbù mázuì.
  The doctor gave the patient local anesthesia before the surgery.

## Characters

- [麻](https://hanziro.com/word/ma-numb/) (má): numb; tingling
- [醉](https://hanziro.com/word/zui-intoxicated/) (zuì): intoxicated

https://hanziro.com/word/ma-zui-anesthesia/

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