HSK 1Particles
Questions with 吗
Add 吗 to any statement to make a yes/no question. No word order change needed.
Pattern
Statement + 吗？
Explanation
The simplest way to ask a yes/no question in Chinese is to add 吗 (ma) at the end. Unlike English, you don't change the word order.
For example, '你好' becomes '你好吗？'. The structure stays the same — only 吗 is added.
Examples
你好吗？
Nǐ hǎo ma?
How are you?
你是学生吗？
Nǐ shì xuéshēng ma?
Are you a student?
他喝咖啡吗？
Tā hē kāfēi ma?
Does he drink coffee?
Common Mistakes
Wrong
吗你是学生？
Correct
你是学生吗？
吗 always goes at the END of the sentence.
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