- 干吗 gànmá whyUsed to ask for a reason, often with a tone of surprise or annoyance; why on earth; whatever for
- 吗啡 mǎfēi morphineAn organic compound and powerful painkiller derived from opium, typically in the form of a white powder or crystalline substance; a loanword from English.
- 不是吗 bùshìma isn't that soUsed at the end of a sentence to seek confirmation or to express that something should be obvious; right?; isn't it?
- 不香吗 bùxiāngma isn't it betterUsed as a slang rhetorical question to suggest that a certain choice or situation would be better than the alternative.
- 吗哪 mǎnǎ mannamanna; the miraculous food provided for the Israelites in the wilderness
- 吗啉 mǎlín morpholine(loanword) morpholine; a chemical compound used in industrial and industrial and organic synthesis
- 吗啡中毒 mǎfēizhòngdú morphinismmorphine poisoning or addiction; a condition caused by excessive or continuous use of morphine that can lead to death in severe cases to death
- 好吗 hǎoma all right?(question tag) used at the end of a sentence to ask for agreement, confirmation, or permission
- 约吗 yuēma interested?(slang) a playful or humorous invitation to hang out or do something together; originally used as a slang invitation for casual sex
- 这钱买排骨它不香吗 zhèqiánmǎipáigǔtābùxiāngma isn't it better to buy pork ribsisn't it better to spend the money on pork ribs; a rhetorical question used to suggest that spending money or effort on a specific useful or delicious thing is much better than wasting it on something inferior
- 难道...吗 nándào... ma could it be thatused in rhetorical questions to emphasize disbelief or surprise
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH