吗嗎

ma

HSK level: HSK 1

Meaning

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

Other reading: má

(coll.) what?

Other reading: mǎ

used in 吗啡 mǎ fēi

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Characters

吗mafinal interrogative particle口马

Grammar

吗 yes/no questions · HSK 1 不是…吗 “isn’t it …?” (rhetorical) · HSK 3

Examples

懂了吗？

Dǒng le ma?

Got it?

是你吗？

Shì nǐ ma?

Is it you?

他对吗？

Tā duì ma?

Is he right?

Words with this character

干吗 gàn má variant of 干嘛 gàn má 吗啡 mǎ fēi morphine 吗啉 mǎ lín morpholine 吗哪 mǎ nǎ manna 吗喽 ma lou monkey 约吗 yuē ma Are you interested?不是吗 bù shì ma isn't that so?不香吗 bù xiāng ma would be better