吗 ma yes-or-no question

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Traditional: 嗎

Stroke order

吗 is written in 6 strokes.

吗 — the Chinese character for yes-or-no question (ma), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 吗 — yes-or-no question

吗

How 吗 is used

吗 yes-or-no question: clause-final — turns a statement into a question (你是学生吗？).

Example sentences

你是学生吗？Nǐ shì xuésheng ma?Are you a student?
你喜欢中国菜吗？Nǐ xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài ma?Do you like Chinese food?

Related words

吗 is pronounced ma and means “yes-or-no question”.

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