么
(麼)Các tầng nghĩa / Phát âm
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
interrogative final particle
exclamatory final particle
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
variant of 麼|么[me5]
surname Yao
Example Sentences
你的爱好是什么？
nǐ de ài hào shì shén me?
What is your hobby?
你想买什么东西？
nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me dōng xī?
What do you want to buy?
你现在在干什么呢？
nǐ xiàn zài zài gàn shén me ne?
What are you doing now?
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Related Words & Compounds
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
surname Yao
one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice) / a prostitute
(mahjong) bird tile; one bam
kissing sound (slang onom.)
(coll.) youngest daughter
(coll.) youngest son
ace
idemfactor (math.)
(idiom) insignificant wretch
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