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么

me

interrogative particle; small

Shadow
Strokes
3
Radical
丿
HSK
1
Tone
—

Other readings: yāo

Traditional form: 幺

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 为什么?

    Wèi shén me

    Why?

    Shadow
  • 怎么了?

    Zěn me le

    What's the matter?

    Shadow
  • 这是什么?

    Zhè shì shén me

    What is this?

    Shadow
  • 那是什么?

    Nà shì shén me

    What is over there?

    Shadow

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 么

  • 什么shén me 2–5what?; something; anything
  • 怎么zěn me 3–5how?; what?; why?
  • 怎么样zěn me yàng 3–5–4how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
  • 没什么méi shén me 2–2–5nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
  • 干什么gàn shén me 4–2–5what are you doing?; what's he up to?
  • 那么nà me 4–5like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case
  • 这么zhè me 4–5so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
  • 为什么wèi shén me 4–2–5why?; for what reason?
  • 怎么办zěn me bàn 3–5–4what's to be done
  • 多么duō me 1–5how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
  • 什么样shén me yàng 2–5–4what kind?; what sort?
  • 要么yào me 4–5or; either one or the other