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ma
par. used at the end of a question or a rhetorical question; used within a sentence to mark a pause
80%     120%
Other meanings
[mǎ]   char. (not alone; used in the transliteration) drug name (e.g. morphine)
[má]   pro. (dialect) what
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Simplified Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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ní xǐ huan ma
phr. Do you like it?
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hái yǒu bié de ma ?
phr. Have you got any other ones?
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máng ma
phr. (Are you) busy?
chī bǎo le ma
phr. Are you full?
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shì ma
phr. Is that so? Really?
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zhēn de ma
phr. Really? Is it true?
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nǐ shuō hàn yǔ ma ?
phr. Do you speak Chinese?
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nǐ máng ma ?
phr. Are you busy?
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nǐ lèi ma
phr. Are you tired?
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hái yào ma ?
phr. Still want more? Still want (it)?
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nǐ fēng le ma ?
phr. Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind?
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nǐ bìng le ma ?
phr. Did you fall sick?
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hǎo chī má ?
phr. Is it tasty?; Is it delicious?
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ní gǎn qí mǎ ma ?
phr. Do you dare to ride horses?
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nǐ jié hūn le ma ?
phr. Are you married?
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yǒu shì ma ?
phr. Is there anything (to do)?
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dǒng le ma ?
phr. Understood? Got it?