ma

HSK 1
common

Meaning of

吗 means question particle; rhetorical question particle. Pronounced ma. HSK 1.

  • question particle
  • rhetorical question particle
  • topic marker

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

hǎo
ma
 

How are you?

shì
Zhōng
guó
rén
ma
 

Are you Chinese?

míng
tiān
Běi
jīng
ma
 

Is he going to Beijing tomorrow?

chī
fàn
le
ma
 

Have you eaten?

Zhè
jiàn
shì
shì
zhēn
de
ma
 

Is this matter true?