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má · ma/mǎ · ma/ma

Traditional 嗎

HSK 1

Meaning

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má 嗎

  1. (coll.) what?

mǎ 嗎

  1. used in 嗎啡 / 吗啡 (mǎfēi)

ma 嗎

  1. (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
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In a conversation

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So many questions

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)累(lèi)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, are you tired?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)累(lèi)。怎么了(zěnmele)？

    No. What is it?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)饿(è)吗(ma)？

    Are you hungry?

  4. Liangliang

    有一点(yǒuyīdiǎn)。

    A little.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)晚上(wǎnshang)有空(yǒukòng)吗(ma)？

    Are you free this evening?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是(shì)想(xiǎng)一起(yīqǐ)吃(chī)晚饭(wǎnfàn)吗(ma)？

    Do you want us to have dinner together?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)要(yào)怎(zěn)么(me)去(qù)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)吗(ma)?

Can you tell me how to get to the train station?

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by Joseph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)明(míng)天(tiān)有(yǒu)空(kòng)吗(ma)？

Are you free tomorrow?

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