(question particle for "yes-no" questions) in Chinese: 吗 (ma)
ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
Definitions
- 1(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
˙ㄇㄚ
ma
Simplified & traditional
吗
Simplified
嗎
Traditional
Example sentences
See 吗 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
你肯定吗？
nǐ kěn dìng ma？
Are you sure?
您学习吗？
nín xué xí ma？
Are you studying?
Related words
干吗
gàn má
see 干嘛
买
mǎi
to buy
猫
māo
cat
没
méi
(negative prefix for verbs) have not
没关系
méi guān xi
it doesn't matter
米饭
mǐ fàn
(cooked) rice
名字
míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
明天
míng tiān
tomorrow
哪
nǎ
how
那
nà
(specifier) that
呢
ne
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
能
néng
can
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