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么 has 3 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.
exclamatory final particle
interrogative final particle
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
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what?
how?
how?
like that
why?
so much
what's to be done
how
or
euphemistic equivalent of 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]
Internet slang for 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
Notice where 么 sits in each complete thought.
Is there anything you can do?
Source: Tatoeba #782912 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhat really matters more is what I think, not really what you think!
Source: Tatoeba #13744212 · CC BY 2.0 FRI assume that you wouldn't want to do that.
Source: Tatoeba #13881270 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhat's my book doing here?
Source: Tatoeba #623175 · CC BY 2.0 FRYeah. I think so, too.
Source: Tatoeba #404424 · CC BY 2.0 FRIs there anything I must do?
Source: Tatoeba #334319 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.