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吗 (ma): question particle

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 1auxiliary

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: question particle
Characters: 1
Part of speech: auxiliary
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 6
Radical: 口
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

(question particle for ""yes-no"" questions)"
(question particle for yes-no questions)

Chinese explanation

用在句末，表示疑问，帮助构成一般疑问句，期待对方回答是或不是。例如，你好吗？你吃了吗？

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