ma

HSK 6
common

Meaning of

嘛 means particle indicating that a fact is obvious or self-evident; particle indicating expectation, urging, or dissuasion. Pronounced ma. HSK 6.

  • particle indicating that a fact is obvious or self-evident
  • particle indicating expectation, urging, or dissuasion
  • particle used in a pause to call attention to the following topic

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Yǒu
jiàn
jiù
ma
 

If you have an opinion, just state it.

Zhè
néng
guài
 
tóu
huí
zuò
ma
 

You can't blame him for this; it's his first time doing it.

yào
ma
 
yǒu
shén
me
bàn
 

He wanted to go himself, so what could I do?

jiā
dōu
shì
péng
you
ma
 
xiāng
bāng
zhù
shì
yīng
gāi
de
 

We are all friends, so we should help each other.

hái
zhǐ
shì
hái
zi
ma
 
dǒng
shì
hěn
zhèng
cháng
 

He's just a child, so it's normal for him to be naive.