吗

ma

HSK 1

吗 — ma

1. question particle (used at the end of a sentence to form a yes–no question)

   你今天有空来吃饭吗？ nǐ jīntiān yǒukòng lái chīfàn ma — Do you have time to come for dinner today?

吗 — má

1. (coll.) what? (colloquial interjection or particle used to ask 'what?')

   你刚才说吗？我没听清。 nǐ gāngcái shuō ma wǒ méi tīngqīng — What did you just say? I didn't catch it.

吗 — mǎ

1. syllable ma3 as found in 吗啡 (morphine); used only as part of this word

   吗啡是一种镇痛剂。 mǎfēi shì yīzhǒng zhèntòngjì — Morphine is a painkiller.