吗 (ma) — (question particle) used to form yes-no questions
Definition
A sentence-final particle that turns a statement into a yes/no question: 你喜欢苹果 → 你喜欢苹果吗？ (Do you like apples?). It does not need a question word and the sentence still has normal statement word order.
particle
(question particle) used to form yes-no questions
Examples
- 吗？Nǐ shì zhōng guó rén ma?Are you Chinese?
- 吗？Tā jīn tiān lái ma?Is he coming today?
- 吗？Nǐ xǐ huan píng guǒ ma?Do you like apples?
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