Usage of the character 吗
mǎ
吗
[嗎]
- used in 嗎啡／吗啡 (mǎfěi)
ma
吗
[嗎]
- (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
má
吗
[嗎]
- (coll.) what?
gànmá
干吗
[幹嗎]
- see 幹嘛／干嘛 (gànmá)
mǎnǎ
吗哪
[嗎哪]
- manna (Israelite food)
mǎlín
吗啉
[嗎啉]
- morpholine (chemistry) (loanword)
mǎfēi
吗啡
[嗎啡]
- morphine (loanword)
bùxiāngma
不香吗
[不香嗎]
- (slang) would be better (abbr. for 這錢買排骨它不香嗎／这钱买排骨它不香吗 (zhèqiánmǎipáigǔtābùxiāngma) for that money, a pork cutlet would be more appetizing, would it not?)
bùshìma
不是吗
[不是嗎]
- isn't that so?