么 me

interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender

DEFINITIONS

么 me
  • suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
  • variant of 麼|么[me5]
么 má
  • exclamatory final particle
么 ma
  • interrogative final particle
么 yāo
  • surname Yao
  • youngest
  • most junior
  • tiny
  • one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military)
  • one or ace on dice or dominoes
  • variant of 吆[yao1], to shout

STROKES

WORDS

什么 shén me
HSK 1
what?; something; anything
怎么 zěn me
HSK 1
how?; what?; why?; variant of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
怎么样 zěn me yàng
HSK 1
how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
为什么 wèi shén me
HSK 2
why?; for what reason?
多么 duō me
HSK 3
how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
这么 zhè me so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
那么 nà me like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case
没什么 méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
怎么办 zěn me bàn what's to be done
干什么 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to?
什么样 shén me yàng what kind?; what sort?; what appearance?
要么 yào me or; either one or the other
什么的 shén me de and so on; and what not
怎么着 zěn me zhāo what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]
不怎么 bù zěn me not very; not particularly
这么着 zhè me zhe thus; in this way; like this
这么样 zhè me yàng thus; in this way
怎么得了 zěn me dé liǎo how can this be?; what's to be done?; what an awful mess!
不怎么样 bù zěn me yàng not up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it; nothing good to be said about it
么並矢 yāo bìng shǐ idemfactor (expressing a vector as sum of its three orthogonal projections)
么二 yāo èr one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice); a prostitute
么麼小醜 yāo mó xiǎo chǒu insignificant wretch
么點 yāo diǎn ace
什么事 shén me shì what?; which?
什么人 shén me rén who?; what (kind of) person?
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