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吗

ma

Traditional: 嗎

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

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Meaning of 吗 in English

maHSK 1particleSyllabus #115
  1. (question particle for "yes-no" questions)

Example sentences

  1. 他的故事可能是真的吗?
    tā de gù shì kě néng shì zhēn de ma?
    Can his story be true?
    Tatoeba #410859 by fucongcong · #27499 by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我们能拯救这颗星球吗？
    wǒ men néng zhěng jiù zhè kē xīng qiú ma？
    Can we save the planet?
    Tatoeba #1808258 by sadhen · #1808129 by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我可以把它放在这儿吗？
    wǒ kě yǐ bǎ tā fàng zài zhè ér ma？
    May I put it down here?
    Tatoeba #1438615 by asosan · #61776 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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