吗
吗 (má) – (coll.) what?
má
(coll.) what?
HSK 1Traditional: 嗎2 example sentences
Definitions
- 1(coll.) what?
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
nā
surname Na
呢
ne
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
能
néng
surname Neng
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