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    auxiliary word(particle used at the end of an interrogative sentence)

    • tā lái ma

      Is he going to come?

    • nǐ zhǎo tā yǒu shì ma

      有事

      Do you have something to ask her?

    • shàng wǔ yǒu huì ma

      上午

      Is there a meeting this morning?

  • 2

    auxiliary word(used within a sentence to mark a pause before introducing the theme of what one is going to say)

    • zhè jiàn shì ma qí shí bù néng guài tā

      其实

      As for this matter, actually you shouldn't blame her.

    • méi ma néng shěng jiù shěng diǎn

      Coal, of course, should be saved as much as possible.

    • jú shì ma bìng fēi nà me yán zhòng

      局势并非那么严重

      This situation, actually, is really not that serious.

  • 3

    auxiliary word(used at the end of a rhetorical question)

    • nǐ fā nà me dà pí qi xiàng huà ma

      那么脾气像话

      Aren't you ashamed of flying into such a rage?

    • nǐ nán dào méi kàn jiàn wǒ zài máng zhe ma

      难道看见

      Don't you see I'm busy at the moment?

    • zhè bù shì hěn qīng chu de ma

      清楚

      Isn't this perfectly clear?

Similar-form characters to 吗

Chinese Characters with pinyin ma

  • same as 吗
  • particle for indicating something which is obvious