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(构词成分)
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吗[ma]
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1. (used at the end of a question)

♦ 下午有会~？Is there a meeting this afternoon?

♦ 你找我有事~？Is there something you want to see me about?

♦ 明天他来~？Will he come tomorrow?

2. (used to form a pause in a sentence before introducing the theme of what one is going to say)

♦ 特殊情况~, 还得特殊对待。 Special cases, of course, need special consideration.

♦ 这件事~, 其实也不能怪他。 This matter, actually, is not his fault.

3. used at the end of a rhetorical question

♦ 你发这么大脾气像话~？Aren't you ashamed of flying into such a rage?

♦ 你难道没看见我正忙着~？Don't you see I'm busy at the moment?

♦ 这不是很明白的~？ Isn't this perfectly clear?

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