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么 má, ma, me

The Chinese character 么 is read má or ma or me and means "exclamatory final particle". It is written with 3 strokes. It first appears at HSK 1 and is used in 11 words in this course.

Pinyin

má, ma, me

Meaning

exclamatory final particle

Strokes

3

Level

HSK 1

Practice words with 么

Updated October 21, 2026

Words that use 么

• 什么 shénme · what?
• 怎么 zěnme · how?
• 干什么 gàn shénme · what are you doing?
• 没什么 méi shénme · it doesn't matter
• 为什么 wèi shénme · why?
• 那么 nàme · like that
• 这么 zhème · so much
• 怎么样 zěnmeyàng · how?
• 怎么办 zěnme bàn · what's to be done
• 什么样 shénmeyàng · what kind?
• 多么 duōme · how

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