Chinese Word: 嘛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

嘛HSK 6

Pinyin: ma

English Definition: modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis

Chinese Definition:
①助词，表示很明显，事理就是如此：不会不要紧，边干边学嘛。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:麻 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 麻 [ má ] hemp, flax, sesame; numb

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喇嘛	lǎ ma	lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛教	lǎ ma jiào	Lamaism; Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛庙	lǎ ma miào	lamasery; temple of Tibetan Buddhism
达赖喇嘛	dá lài lǎ ma	Dalai Lama
要嘛	yào ma	either ...; or ...

1		xué sheng 学生 men 们 gàn má 干嘛 qù 去 le 了？ Where did the students go?
2		nǐ 你 gàn má 干嘛 yào 要 dǎ duàn 打断 wǒ 我？ Why do you want to interrupt me?
3		nǐ 你 bù néng 不能 yǐ mào qǔ rén 以貌取人 ma 嘛。 You can't judge a book by its cover.
4		wǒ 我 zhēn 真 bù zhī dào 不知道 tā 他 gàn má 干嘛 yào 要 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 做。 I really don't know why he would do that.

1		xué sheng 学生 men 们 gàn má 干嘛 qù 去 le 了？ Where did the students go?
2		nǐ 你 gàn má 干嘛 yào 要 dǎ duàn 打断 wǒ 我？ Why do you want to interrupt me?
3		nǐ 你 bù néng 不能 yǐ mào qǔ rén 以貌取人 ma 嘛。 You can't judge a book by its cover.
4		wǒ 我 zhēn 真 bù zhī dào 不知道 tā 他 gàn má 干嘛 yào 要 zhè yàng 这样 zuò 做。 I really don't know why he would do that.