Chinese Character 麼 (mo1 maa1 | mo2 ma1 mo5) : an interrogative final particle

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麼
mo1 maa1 mo2 ma1 mo5
[1] tiny [2] a special particle found in dramatic dialogues [3] a particle used in the interrogative phrase [4] a particle used in combination [5] [Var.] 麽 Written Chinese Only 國 Stroke count: 14 Level: 3 Radical: (#200)
麼 / 么
Don't confuse with: 磨魔麽
This character was last edited on 4th Jan 2008
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那麼 naa5 mo1 na4 me5 = like that; so; in that case國甚麼 sam6 mo1 shen2/she2 me5 = what?國什麼時間 sam6 mo1 si4 gaan1*3 shen2/she2 me5 shi2 jian1 = when? what time?國為什麼 wai6 sam6 mo1 wei4 shen2 me5 = why國怎麼 zam2 mo1 zen3 me5 = how?國什麼 sam6 mo1 shen2/she2 me5 = what國為甚麼 wai6 sam6 mo1 wei4 shen2/she2 me5 = why國多麼 do1 mo1 duo1 me5 = how; what; so; however國怎麼做 zam2 mo1 zou6 zen3 me5 zuo4 = how to do國怎麼辦 zam2 mo1 baan6 zen3 me5 ban4 = how to do國 See all 41 compounds
Showing all 9 examples containing 麼我甚麼都喜歡吃國 edit I like to eat everything. [literally: "I like to eat whatever"] 我什麼都喜歡吃國 edit I like to eat everything. [literally: "I like to eat whatever"] 我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？國 edit When will we put up the Christmas decorations? 你聖誕節要什麼禮物？國 edit What would you like for Christmas? [(implying presents)] 你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國 edit Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you? 怎麼回事？國 edit What's going on? [Literally: How is the result?] 你的鞋子是甚麼牌子的 ? 國 edit What brand are your shoes? 你的鞋子是什麼牌子的 ? 國 edit What brand are your shoes? 你要什麼品牌的電視機? 國 ?! edit What brand (type) of TV do you want? Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 麼
Unicode code for this character: U+9ebc (off-site link)

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