(question particle) (variant of 吗 in some contexts)

HSK 1丿

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • exclamatory final particle
  • mainterrogative final particle
  • mesuffix, used to form interrogative 什么[shén me5], what?, indefinite 这么[zhè me5] thus, etc

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

多么duō mó

how (wonderful); what (a great thing)

那么nà mó

so; then; in that case

这么zhè mó

so; thus; such

干么gān mó

what for?; why? (colloquial)

怎么样zěn mó yàng

how about; how was it

不怎么bù zěn mó

not very; not particularly

5Example Sentences

你想吃什么?

nǐ xiǎng chī shí mó?

What would you like to eat?

你怎么来了?

nǐ zěn mó lái le?

Why are you here?

Other Characters Pronounced “ma” / “me”