麽
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me · interrogative particle

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14Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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麻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 麽

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móWords pronounced mó
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Example sentences

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Nǐ què xìn nǐ shén mó dōu bù xiǎng chī má?你確信你什麽都不想吃嗎?

Are you sure you don't want something to eat?

Source: Tatoeba #10474837 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zài kàn shén mó?你在看什麽?

What are you looking at?

Source: Tatoeba #1401780 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ wéi shén mó shēng wǒ de qì?你爲什麽生我的氣?

Why are you angry with me?

Source: Tatoeba #9464006 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ní dé lán de shǒudū shì shén mó?尼德蘭的首都是什麽?

What is the capital of the Netherlands?

Source: Tatoeba #9453343 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì huài de rìzi zěn mó yàng?你最壞的日子怎麽樣?

What was the worst day of your life?

Source: Tatoeba #9416931 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ào zhōu de shǒudū shì shén mó ?澳洲的首都是什麽?

What's the capital of Australia?

Source: Tatoeba #9453340 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 麽 in context

  1. Say me, then recall the core meaning: interrogative particle.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 麽 works in that context.

Definitions 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.