Ma in Chinese: 妈 (mā)

ma

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1ma
  2. 2mom
  3. 3mother

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ㄇㄚ

/ m/ a/ first tone

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  • 她妈在家做饭呢。

    tā mā zài jiā zuò fàn ne。

    Her mom is cooking at home.

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