Hanzi
Traditional
嗎
Simplified
吗

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

ma, má, mǎ

Bopomofo

ㄇㄚ˙, ㄇㄚˊ, ㄇㄚˇ

Jyutping

maa3

Example sentences

嗎 / 吗 ma
你喜歡喝咖啡嗎？
你喜欢喝咖啡吗？

Do you like to drink coffee?

問題 / 问题 wèntí
你有什麼問題嗎？
你有什么问题吗？

Do you have any questions?

Example Vocabulary

嗎

ma

question particle

嗎哪

嗎啡

ma3'fei1

乾嗎

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