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么

má · ma/ma/me

Traditional 麼 / 麽

Meaning

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suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼 / 什么 (shén me), what?, indefinite 這麼 / 这么 (zhè me) thus, etc

2 examples

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)好(hǎo)朋(péng)友(you)，不(bú)是(shì)么(me)？

Tom is a good friend of yours, isn't he?

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

这(zhè)么(me)晚(wǎn)了(le)，你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)还(hái)没(méi)睡(shuì)？

It's so late; why are you still awake?

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