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嘛

ma

final exclamatory particle

Strokes
14
Radical
口
HSK
6
Tone
—

Other readings: má

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你在干嘛?

    Nǐ zài gàn má

    What are you doing?

  • 来嘛!给我个机会。

    Lái ma gěi wǒ gè jī huì

    Come on! Give me a chance.

  • 在家干嘛呢?

    Zài jiā gàn má ne

    What are you doing home?

  • 你们来这儿干嘛?

    Nǐ men lái zhè r gàn má

    What have you come here for?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 嘛

  • 嘛ma 5modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis
  • 嘛má 2used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what?