嘛

maㄇㄚ˙

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TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

1
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
2
particle indicating a pause for emphasis

Examples

See it in context

来嘛！给我个机会。

來嘛！給我個機會。

Come on! Give me a chance.

幹嘛那麼麻煩?

What's the point in doing that?

你幹嘛學貓叫?

Why are you meowing?

你到底怎么回事嘛

你到底怎麼回事嘛

What is wrong with you?

你到底怎么回事嘛

你到底怎麼回事嘛

What is the matter with you?

Characters

Character breakdown

口

kǒu

mouth

麻

má

hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])

Related: 嘛

干嘛

gàn má

what are you doing?

Stroke practice

Practice writing 嘛

Characters

simplified script

Use Loop to watch the stroke order repeatedly, or start the quiz to practice drawing the character yourself. Reset clears any ongoing animation or quiz state.