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么
me
Description
“么”是一个很常见的字，常常放在别的字后面，比如“什么”、“怎么”、“这么”。
"么" is a very common character, often placed after other characters, such as in "什么", "怎么", "这么".
它自己没有意思，要和别的字一起用。
It has no meaning on its own and must be used with other characters.
Meanings
什么shénme
what (used in question words)
你想吃什么？
What do you want to eat?
怎么zěnme
how; in what way (interrogative suffix)
这个字怎么写？
How do you write this character?
这么zhème
so; this much (degree suffix)
今天这么冷。
It's so cold today.
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Notes
- Etymology
么 is a suffix particle; it rarely appears alone and forms question or degree words.
- Nuance
also written 麼/麽 in traditional Chinese; pronounced 'yāo' when meaning 'small/one'.
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