吗 ma HSK 1
Particles

吗 — question particle

Stroke order
Example sentences
你 nǐ 好吗 hǎo ma
How are you?
你 nǐ 是 shì 学生 xué shēng 吗 ma
Are you a student?
他 tā 去 qù 北京 Běijīng 吗 ma
Is he going to Beijing?
Grammar note

Question particle placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a question.

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Words from the sentences
你 nǐ you (singular) 是 shì to be; yes (affirmation) 学生 xuéshēng student 他 tā he 去 qù go 北京 Běijīng Beijing; Peking
HSK1 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)
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