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Hanzi

麼 / 么

Traditional
麼
Simplified
么

variant of 麼|么[me5] / tiny/insignificant

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

me, yāo, mó, ma, má

Bopomofo

ㄇㄜ˙, ㄧㄠ, ㄇㄛˊ, ㄇㄚ˙, ㄇㄚˊ

Jyutping

mo1

Example sentences

問題 / 问题 wèntí
你有什麼問題嗎？
你有什么问题吗？

Do you have any questions?

怎麼 / 怎么 zěnme
這個字怎麼讀？
这个字怎么读？

How do you read this character?

到底 dàodǐ
這到底是怎麼回事？
这到底是怎么回事？

What exactly is going on here?

這麼 / 这么 zhème
今天天氣這麼好，我們去公園吧。
今天天气这么好，我们去公园吧。

The weather is so good today, let's go to the park.

好像 hǎoxiàng
天這麼黑，好像要下雨了。
天这么黑，好像要下雨了。

The sky is so dark; it looks like it's going to rain.

那麼 / 那么 nàme
他為什麼那麼高興？
他为什么那么高兴？

Why is he so happy?

掌握 zhǎngwò
只要掌握了正確的方法，學習就不會那麼辛苦。
只要掌握了正确的方法，学习就不会那么辛苦。

As long as you master the correct method, learning won't be that hard.

多麼 / 多么 duōme
這裡的景色多麼美麗啊！
这里的景色多么美丽啊！

How beautiful the scenery here is!

艱難 / 艰难 jiānnán
不論前方的道路多麼艱難，我們都必須堅持下去。
不论前方的道路多么艰难，我们都必须坚持下去。

Regardless of how difficult the road ahead is, we must persevere.

Example Vocabulary

什麼

shen2'me

what

怎麼

zen3'me

how; why

這麼

zhe4'me

so; such; this way; like this

那麼

na4'me

so; then; in that case

多麼

duo1'me

how; what a

怎麼樣

zen3'me'yang4

how is it; how about it; how was it

為什麼

wei4'shen2'me

why

乾什麼

乾麼

怎麼了

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