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Vocabulary list: Using 嘛 (ma) in Chinese grammar: stating the obvious and describing expectations 语法：嘛

The words and example sentences of the grammar article “Using 嘛 (ma) in Chinese grammar: stating the obvious and describing expectations”, in the order the article uses them.

46 words and 17 example sentences.

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Words 词

  1. 嘛(ma) modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
  2. 我(wǒ) I
  3. 很(hěn) very
  4. 累(lèi) tired
  5. 这(zhè)个(ge) this
  6. 难(nán)懂(dǒng) difficult to understand
  7. 她(tā) she
  8. 每(měi)天(tiān) every day
  9. 都(dōu) all
  10. 忙(máng) busy
  11. 你(nǐ) you
  12. 不(bù)要(yào) don't!
  13. 走(zǒu) to walk
  14. 这(zhè)么(me) so much
  15. 快(kuài) rapid
  16. 百(bǎi)度(dù) Baidu, Chinese internet company and search engine
  17. 一(yī)下(xià) a bit
  18. 快(kuài)点(diǎn) to do sth more quickly
  19. 想(xiǎng) to desire
  20. 看(kàn) to see
  21. 电(diàn)影(yǐng) movie
  22. 就(jiù) then
  23. 自(zì)己(jǐ) oneself
  24. 去(qù) to go
  25. 也(yě) also
  26. 不(bù) no
  27. 知(zhī)道(dào) to know
  28. 那(nà)个(ge) that one
  29. 人(rén) person
  30. 他(tā) him
  31. 一(yī)直(zhí) straight
  32. 是(shì) to be
  33. 那(nà)样(yàng) that kind
  34. 的(de) marks possession and modification
  35. 小(xiǎo)孩(hái)子(zi) child
  36. 喜(xǐ)欢(huan) to like
  37. 明(míng)天(tiān) tomorrow
  38. 要(yào) to want
  39. 干(gàn)嘛(má) what are you doing?
  40. 在(zài) to exist
  41. 北(běi)京(jīng) Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China
  42. 了(le) marks a completed action
  43. 东(dōng)西(xi) thing
  44. 这(zhè)样(yàng) this way
  45. 担(dān)心(xīn) anxious
  46. 说(shuō) to speak

Example sentences 例句

  1. 我很累嘛。

    Wǒ hěn lèi ma.

    I'm tired, alright?

  2. 这个很难懂嘛。

    Zhège hěn nándǒng ma.

    This is hard to understand!

  3. 她每天都很忙嘛。

    Tā měitiān dōu hěn máng ma.

    She's busy every day, isn't she?

  4. 你不要走这么快嘛。

    Nǐ búyào zǒu zhème kuài ma.

    Can you not walk so fast?

  5. 你百度一下嘛。

    Nǐ bǎidù yíxià ma.

    Why don't you just Baidu it?

  6. 你快点嘛！

    Nǐ kuàidiǎn ma!

    Can you hurry up?

  7. 你想看电影就自己去嘛。

    Nǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng jiù zìjǐ qù ma.

    If you want to see a film, just go and see one yourself.

  8. 这个嘛，我也不知道。

    Zhège ma, wǒ yě bù zhīdào.

    That... I don't know either.

  9. 那个人嘛，他一直都是那样的。

    Nàge rén ma, tā yìzhí dōu shì nàyàng de.

    That guy... He's always like that.

  10. 小孩子嘛，都喜欢玩儿。

    Xiǎoháizi ma, dōu xǐhuan wánr.

    Little kids all like to play.

  11. 你明天要干嘛？

    Nǐ míngtiān yào gànmá?

    What are you doing tomorrow?

  12. 你在北京都干嘛了？

    Nǐ zài Běijīng dōu gànmá le?

    What did you do in Beijing?

  13. 这个东西是干嘛的？

    Zhège dōngxi shì gànmá de?

    What's this thing for?

  14. 你干嘛这样？

    Nǐ gànmá zhèyàng?

    Why are you being like this?

  15. 干嘛一直担心这个？

    Gànmá yìzhí dānxīn zhège?

    What's the point of worrying about it all the time?

  16. 你说这个干嘛？

    Nǐ shuō zhège gànmá?

    What did you say that for?

  17. 干嘛？

    Gànmá?

    You what? What are you doing?