created reference approved 吗/嗎 → 什么/什麼 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吗 / 嗎 má
什么 / 什麼 shénme
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 吗/嗎 · ma · question particle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吗 / 嗎
ma
question particle
Used at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes-or-no question or to express doubt or a rhetorical question.
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 吗/嗎 · ma · pause particle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吗 / 嗎
ma
pause particle
Used at the end of a phrase to create a pause, often to signal that the speaker is considering what to say next or to highlight the preceding topic.
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 吗/嗎 · má · what — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吗 / 嗎
má
what
(colloquial) Used as an equivalent to [[什么|什麼|shen2 me5]] in phrases like [[干吗|幹嗎|gan4 ma2]]
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created sense approved 吗/嗎 · mǎ · transliteration — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吗 / 嗎
mǎ
transliteration
(bound form) Used in transliterations, such as for morphine [[吗啡|嗎啡|ma3 fei1]]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition