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Keyword
exclamatory final particle
  • interrogative particle
Frequency
#32
Strokes
3
Readings
me93%
má7%
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
什么shénme
what?; something; anything
怎么zěnme
how?; what?; why?
为什么wèishénme
why?; for what reason?
那么nàme
like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
这么zhème
so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
么má
exclamatory final particle
Particle
怎么样zěnmeyàng
how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
怎么办zěnmebàn
what's to be done
多么duōme
how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
没什么méishénme
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
什么样shénmeyàng
what kind?; what sort?
要么yàome
or; either one or the other
Conjunction
干什么gànshénme
what are you doing?; what's he up to?
怎么回事zěnmehuíshì
what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about?
不怎么bùzěnme
not very; not particularly
么ma
interrogative final particle
Particle
么me
suffix, used to form interrogative 什么 (shénme), what?, indefinite 这么 (zhème) thus, etc
怎么着zěnmezhāo
what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. zěnmezhe
不怎么样bùzěnmeyàng
not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it
这么样zhèmeyàng
thus; in this way
这么着zhèmezhe
thus; in this way; like this
特么tème
euphemistic equivalent of 他妈的 (tāmāde)
凭什么píngshénme
(spoken) why?; for which reason?
怎么得了zěnmedéliǎo
how can this be?; what's to be done?; what an awful mess!