吗 (ma): [makes a yes — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 吗

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 吗

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

吗

口mouth

马horse

吗=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 吗

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5.

How to Use 吗

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 吗 works in context.

Yes/no question marker

Put 吗 at the end of a statement to turn it into a yes/no question.

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吗 is used in context

tā他

shì是

nǐ你

de的

péng朋

you友

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口mouth

+马horse

The mouth (口) questions with a sound like (马) — a particle for yes/no questions.

e

m

e

n

t

+

吗

yes/no question

a

d

j

e

c

t

i

v

e

p

h

r

a

s

e

+

吗

question about a quality

v

e

r

b

p

h

r

a

s

e

+

吗

question about an action

ma

吗

？

Is he your friend?

nǐ你

xǐ喜

huan欢

hē喝

chá茶

ma吗

？

Do you like to drink tea?

nǐ你

shuō说

nǐ你

huì会

lái来

，

shì是

ma吗

？

You said you would come, right?

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

jiàn见

miàn面

，

hǎo好

ma吗

？

Let's meet tomorrow, okay?

zhè这

ge个

dá答

àn案

duì对

ma吗

？

Is this answer correct?

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