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吗
嗎
ma
1. (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

吗
ma
final interrogative particle
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (4)

吗哪
mǎnǎ
manna (Israelite food)
吗啡
mǎfēi
morphine (loanword)
干吗
gànmá
see [[幹嘛|干嘛<gànmá>]]
不是吗
bùshìma
isn't that so?

Example Sentences (10)

这儿有人吗？
Zhèr yǒu rén ma?
Is anyone here?
Text 3
82304155，这是李老师的电话吗？
82304155,zhè shì lǐ lǎoshī de diànhuà ma?
82304155, is this Teacher Li's phone number?
Text 3
喂，你好，请问周明在吗？
Wéi, nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn Zhōu Míng zài ma?
Hello, may I ask if Zhou Ming is there?
Text 2
听说你男朋友李进跟你是一个学校的，是你同学吗？
Tīngshuō nǐ nán péngyou Lǐ Jìn gēn nǐ shì yí ge xuéxiào de, shì nǐ tóngxué ma?
I heard your boyfriend Li Jin is from the same school as you. Is he your classmate?
Text 1
小丽，那个高高的男人是你们公司的吗？你对他了解吗？
Xiǎo Lì,nàge gāogāo de nánrén shì nǐmen gōngsī de ma?Nǐ duì tā liǎojiě ma?
Xiaoli, is that tall man from your company? Are you familiar with him?
Text 2
这块手表是你的吗？
Zhè kuài shǒubiǎo shì nǐ de ma?
Is this watch yours?
Text 1
你爸爸在家吗？
Nǐ bàba zài jiā ma?
Is your dad at home?
Text 3
大卫回来了吗？
Dàwèi huílái le ma?
Has David come back?
Text 1
请问，这儿离新京宾馆远吗？
Qǐngwèn, zhèr lí Xīnjīng Bīnguǎn yuǎn ma?
Excuse me, is it far from here to the Xinjing Hotel?
Text 4
你是老师吗？
Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?
Are you a teacher?
Text 2

Alternate Entries

吗
mǎ
see [[嗎啡|吗啡]], morphine
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
452
Word Frequency Rank
25 of 84,292