Chinese Word: 吗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吗 (Trad.: 嗎)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 口

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 马 [ mǎ ] horse; surname

Similar Characters: 妈呜

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 吗

Pinyin: ma

English Definition:(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

Example Words:

	你好吗HSK 1	nǐ hǎo ma	How are you?; Are you well?
	不是吗HSK 1	bù shì ma	isn't that so?

Pinyin: mǎ

English Definition:see 吗啡 , morphine

Chinese Definition:
①(吗啡)用鸦片制成的有机化合物。
②吗。
③助词，表疑问，用在一般直陈句尾：昨天布置的事办了吗？
④助词，表示含蓄的语气，用在句中停顿处，点出话题：这辆汽车吗，早该报废了。

Example Words:

吗啡	mǎ fēi	morphine (loanword)
吗啉	mǎ lín	morpholine (chemistry) (loanword)
吗哪HSK 1	mǎ nǎ	manna (Israelite food)

1		nǐ 你 hái 还 hǎo 好 ma 吗？ How are you doing?
2		nǐ 你 huí lai 回来 le 了 ma 吗？ Have you come back?
3		nǐ 你 huì 会 yóu yǒng 游泳 ma 吗？ Do you know how to swim?
4		nǐ men 你们 rén 人 gòu 够 ma 吗？ Do you have enough people or not?
5		tā 他 huì 会 yóu yǒng 游泳 ma 吗？ Can he swim?

1		nǐ 你 hái 还 hǎo 好 ma 吗？ How are you doing?
2		nǐ 你 huí lai 回来 le 了 ma 吗？ Have you come back?
3		nǐ 你 huì 会 yóu yǒng 游泳 ma 吗？ Do you know how to swim?
4		nǐ men 你们 rén 人 gòu 够 ma 吗？ Do you have enough people or not?
5		tā 他 huì 会 yóu yǒng 游泳 ma 吗？ Can he swim?