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么

麼
me
particle #113

Meanings

  1. 1 suffix particle (in question words)
  2. 2 (used in 什么, 怎么, 那么, etc.)

Examples

你叫什么名字？
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What is your name?
你怎么了？
Nǐ zěnme le?
What happened to you?
那么远啊！
Nàme yuǎn a!
That far!

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usage
么 is never used alone. It is a suffix in question words and demonstratives: 什么 (what), 怎么 (how), 那么 (so/that much), 这么 (this much), 多么 (how/what). It is always unstressed (neutral tone).

Stroke Order

么 me