Chinese Word: 么 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

么 (Trad.: 麼)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 丿

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Similar Characters: 幺

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Pinyin: me

English Definition:suffix, used to form interrogative 什么 , what?, indefinite 这么 thus, etc

Chinese Definition:
①词尾：怎么。这么。多么。什么。
②助词，表示含蓄语气，用在前半句末了：不让你去么，你又要去。

Example Words:

什么HSK 1	shén me	what?; something; anything
那么	nà me	like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case
怎么HSK 1	zěn me	how?; what?; why?
为什么HSK 2	wèi shén me	why?; for what reason?
这么	zhè me	so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this

Pinyin: má

English Definition:exclamatory final particle

Example Words:

Pinyin: ma

English Definition:interrogative final particle

Chinese Definition:
①同“吗”。

1		nǐ 你 gàn shén me 干什么？ What are you doing?
2		nǐ 你 xiǎng 想 kàn 看 shén me 什么？ What do you want to watch?
3		nǐ 你 xìng 姓 shén me 什么 ne 呢？ What is your surname?
4		zhè 这 shì 是 shén me 什么 kè 课？ What class is this?
5		zhè 这 shì 是 shén me 什么 ne 呢？ What is this?

1		nǐ 你 gàn shén me 干什么？ What are you doing?
2		nǐ 你 xiǎng 想 kàn 看 shén me 什么？ What do you want to watch?
3		nǐ 你 xìng 姓 shén me 什么 ne 呢？ What is your surname?
4		zhè 这 shì 是 shén me 什么 kè 课？ What class is this?
5		zhè 这 shì 是 shén me 什么 ne 呢？ What is this?