má

All readings
Source form: 嗎 / 吗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) what?
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-109152509334b7af. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

嗎 吗 [ma2] /(coll.) what?/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

mǎ

All readings
Source form: 嗎 / 吗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
used in 嗎啡|吗啡[mǎ fēi]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0a18978b8ad86b60. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

嗎 吗 [ma3] /used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

ma

All readings
Source form: 嗎 / 吗
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-52b968252e2531b0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

嗎 吗 [ma5] /(question particle for "yes-no" questions)/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 嗎

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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