麼 (mo1 | me5) : (suffix)

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麼

mo1

me5

[1] suffix used after some Chinese characters
[2] suffix used as a syllable inserted in a line of a song for balance

[variant] 麽

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: (#200)

This character is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

麼 / 么

Don't confuse with:
磨魔麽

This word has been viewed 11861 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Dec 2013 06:05

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那麼 naa5 mo1 na4 me5 = like that; so; in that case 國

甚麼 sam6 mo1 shen2 me5 = what; something 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
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Showing all 12 examples containing 麼

北京的天氣怎麼樣？國
How's the weather in Beijing?

我甚麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我什麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？國
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

你聖誕節要什麼禮物？國
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
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
What's going on? [Literally: How is the result?]

你的鞋子是甚麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你的鞋子是什麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你要什麼品牌的電視機? 國
What brand (type) of TV do you want?

他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。國
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.

這本小說不怎麼樣。國
This novel isn't up to much.
[怎麼樣 can be used in the negative to mean "(not) well enough" or "(not) up to much". ]

Legend
國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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

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