Definition & Meaning

1.particle for indicating something which is obvious

2.(particle used to express hope or to give advice at the end of an imperative sentence)

3.(used within a sentence to indicate a pause to draw listener's attention)

Similar-form characters

Characters with ma

má
ma

ma

嘛

Initial:mVideo guide

Final(T3):aVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

14

Traditional:

嘛

Level:

HSK6 ZW7 Yu Wen 2 Yu Wen 6More

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1
auxiliary wordparticle for indicating something which is obvious
- nǐ yǒu yì jiàn jiù tí ma
  你有意见就提嘛。
  If you have any suggestions to make, by all means make them.
- nǐ yǒu cuò jiù gǎi ma
  你有错就改嘛。
  If there are mistakes, then you correct them.
- tā hái shì gè hái zi ma
  他还是个孩子嘛。
  After all, he is still a child.
- zhè jiàn shì tā shì zhī dào de ma
  这件事她是知道的嘛。
  She's well aware of it.
2
auxiliary word(particle used to express hope or to give advice at the end of an imperative sentence)
- wèi qì chē kāi màn diǎn ma
  喂，汽车开慢点嘛！
  Hey, don't drive so fast!
- nǐ bié zǒu de nà me kuài ma
  你别走得那么快嘛！
  You don't need to walk so fast!
- jì rán méi yāo qǐng nǐ nǐ jiù bié qù ma
  既然没邀请你，你就别去嘛。
  Since you are not invited, don't go then.
3
auxiliary word(used within a sentence to indicate a pause to draw listener's attention)
- zhè ge wèn tí ma fēi cháng jiǎn dān
  这个问题嘛，非常简单。
  As for this problem, it's really quite simple.
- hǎo ma ràng wǒ men yī qǐ qù ba
  好嘛，让我们一起去吧。
  OK, let's go together.
- tā ma jiù bù yòng qīn zì qù le
  他嘛，就不用亲自去了。
  As for him, I don't think he has to go in person.
- zhè ge ma wǒ kàn xíng
  这个嘛，我看行。
  Well, I think it's good.

Similar-form characters to 嘛

ma
嘛
jiū
啾
lín
啉

Chinese Characters with pinyin ma

吗
particle used at the end of an interrogative sentence; used within a sentence to mark a pause before introducing the theme of what one is going to say
么
same as 吗

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