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<div class="ibox-label"> Keywords </div> <div class="ibox-info"> [嘛](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%98%9B) </div> <div class="ibox-image"> </div> </div> The particle 嘛 (ma) is a sentence-final particle identical in pronunciation to the simple ["yes/no question" particle 吗 (ma)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Yes_-_no_questions_with_ma) you learned back in the day but with a rather different function. It can be used when the speaker feels what he is saying is obvious (from his point of view). <div id="toc" class="toc"> <div id="toctitle"> Contents -------- <span class="toctoggle"> [hide]([# "wikilink")\] </span> </div> - [<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>](#Structure "wikilink") - [<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>](#Examples "wikilink") - [<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>](#See_also "wikilink") - [<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [<span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Books</span>](#Books "wikilink") - [<span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Websites</span>](#Websites "wikilink") </div> <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> --------------------------------------------------------- <div class="jiegou"> Statement + 嘛 </div> <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ------------------------------------------------------- <div class="liju"> - 你 妹妹 很 漂亮 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ mèimei hěn piàoliang *ma*.</span><span class="trans">Your sister is pretty.</span> - 他 家 挺 有钱 的 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Tā jiā tǐng yǒuqián de *ma*.</span><span class="trans">His family is pretty rich.</span> - 不 想 去 就 不要 去 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Bù xiǎng qù jiù bùyào qù *ma*.</span><span class="trans">If you don't wanna go, don't go.</span> - 你 别 太 谦虚 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bié tài qiānxū *ma*.</span><span class="trans">Don't be too modest.</span> - 大家 有 话 就 说 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā yǒu huà jiù shuō *ma*.</span><span class="trans">Guys, you should say whatever you want to say.</span> - 你 跟 他 很 熟 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēn tā hěn shóu *ma*.</span><span class="trans">You two know each other well.</span> - 开 慢点 ,安全 第一 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Kāi màn diǎn, ānquán dìyī *ma*.</span><span class="trans">Drive slowly. Safety first.</span> - 不用 塑料袋 更 环保 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Bùyòng sùliàodài gèng huánbǎo *ma*.</span><span class="trans">It's more environmentally friendly not to use plastic bags.</span> - 这个 老外 很 了解 中国 文化 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège lǎowài hěn liǎojiě Zhōngguó wénhuà *ma*.</span><span class="trans">This foreigner know a lot about Chinese culture.</span> - 别 担心 ,一边 工作 一边 学 *嘛* 。<span class="pinyin">Bié dānxīn, yībiān gōngzuò yībiān xué *ma*.</span><span class="trans">Don't worry. You can learn while you work.</span> </div> <span id="See_also" class="mw-headline">See also</span> ------------------------------------------------------- - [Marking a topic with "ma"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Marking_a_topic_with_%22ma%22) <span id="Sources_and_further_reading" class="mw-headline">Sources and further reading</span> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### <span id="Books" class="mw-headline">Books</span> - [Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Common_Chinese_Patterns_330_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E6%A0%BC%E5%BC%8F330%E4%BE%8B)) (pp. 225) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2zBMfhl) - [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2) (pp. 19) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2ftpILV) - [Intermediate Chinese - A Grammar and Workbook](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Intermediate_Chinese_-_A_Grammar_and_Workbook) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2yMqKwy) ### <span id="Websites" class="mw-headline">Websites</span> - [Three Simple Uses of the Other "Ma" on a Bag](http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2012/01/31/the-other-ma-on-a-bag/) <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> </div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks"> <div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"> [Categories](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Special:Categories): - [B1 grammar points](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Category:B1_grammar_points) - [Particles](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Category:Particles) </div> </div> <div id="gg-bot" class="gg"> [](http://amzn.to/2iioVRP) </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="printfooter"> Retrieved from "<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/gramwiki/?title=Expressing_the_self-evident_with_%22ma%22&oldid=42387%22> </div> <div class="visualClear"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer" class="footer container custom-footer"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span2"> </div> <div class="span10"> 不允许任何以商业为目的或不注明归属 Chinese Grammar Wiki ©2011-2018 AllSet Learning 的内容引用。关于合法使用此内容的更多信息,请参阅我们的[知识共享权限条款(Creative Commons license)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese%20Grammar%20Wiki:Copyrights)。 All content on the Chinese Grammar Wiki ©2011-2018 AllSet Learning, and may not be used for commercial purposes or without attribution. 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