Yes Or No Question In Chinese With 吗 | Siblings In Chinese
Learn how to ask a yes or no question in Chinese and how to say all the siblings in Chinese.
- Yes or no question in Chinese with Question Particle 吗 (I). See also Yes or No Question (II) and (III).
- Siblings in Chinese: 哥哥 姐姐 弟弟 妹妹
- Two-syllable words in Chinese
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Grammar 1: Yes or No Question in Chinese with ma Question Particle 吗 · HSK 1
ma 吗 yes or no question particle
吗 is the yes or no question particle in Chinese. We put 吗 at the end of a statement sentence to turn it into a yes or no question:
| S | V | O | Q.P. | ||
| 1 | tā 他 he |
shì 是 is |
nǐ gēge 你哥哥 your big brother |
。 | |
| tā 他 he |
shì 是 is |
nǐ gēge 你哥哥 your big brother |
ma 吗 (yes or no) |
？ | |
| 2 | nǐ 你 you |
rènshi 认识 know |
Lǐ Lǎoshī 李老师 Teacher Li |
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| nǐ 你 you |
rènshi 认识 know |
Lǐ Lǎoshī 李老师 Teacher Li |
ma 吗 (yes or no) |
？ |
In Lesson 20.1 we will learn how to answer a yes or no question in Chinese.
Grammar 2: 2-syllable Characters in Chinese · HSK 1
The majority of Chinese words are created by two characters. We call them Shuāng Yīnjié Cí 双音节词 Two-syllable Words. People are so used to them that they tend to create and speak with more Two-syllable words. This is why we say parents and siblings in Chinese with words like 爸爸, 妈妈, 哥哥, 姐姐, 弟弟, 妹妹 when single characters 爸, 妈, 哥, 姐, 弟, 妹 already carry the efficient meaning of each family member.
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What tone should you pronounce the particle word “ma” in? It sounds closest to the first tone, but I’d appreciate some clarification.
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