嘛

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嘛 má ㄇㄚˊ maa3

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 ǎn má ní bā mī hōng ㄢˇ ㄇㄚˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄅㄚㄇㄧㄏㄨㄥ
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嘛 ma ˙ㄇㄚ maa3 HSK 6 進階級 · Level 3

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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 嘛 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Example sentences

这這 ( zhè ze2 ) 事 ( shì ) 嘛 ( ma maa3 )

So this is the thing.
你 ( nǐ nei5 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 干嘛幹嘛 ( gàn má gon3 maa3 )？

What are you doing?
然后然後 ( rán hòu jin4 hau6 ) 干嘛幹嘛 ( gàn má gon3 maa3 )？

What do we do after this?
在家 ( zài jiā zoi6 gaa1 ) 干嘛幹嘛 ( gàn má gon3 maa3 ) 呢 ( ne ne1 )？

What are you doing home?
我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 干嘛幹嘛 ( gàn má gon3 maa3 ) 在乎 ( zài hu zoi6 fu4 )？

Why do I even care?

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