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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[ma]
  1. 1. particle [表示疑问]
    你去银行
    Are you going to the bank?
  2. 2. particle [表示反问]
    你不是去过她的家
    Haven't you been to her house before?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[mɑ]
  1. 1. 助词 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. 2. 助词 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. 3. 助词 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?

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[ma]
  1. 1. 用在句子末尾,表示疑问语气
    你去过上海
    你听明白了
  2. 2. 用在句子末尾,表示反诘
    你这么做对得起老师

Examples

你不知道他们是爱人关系
Don't you know they are husband and wife?
家里都安顿好了
Have you got everything settled at home?
我活了半辈子了,还不知道这个
How can a person of my age be ignorant of such a thing?
我能帮什么忙
Can I be of any assistance?
你有什么东西要报关
Have you got anything to declare?
他知道? —不,他不知道。
Does he know? —No, he doesn't.
你干嚷嚷,就不兴小点儿声
Why shout? Can't you lower your voice a little?
何必非等我,你就不许自己去
Why wait for me? Can't you go yourself?
你找老王? 他不在。
Are you looking for Lao Wang? He's out.
查过他的履历
Have you looked into his antecedents? or Have you checked his curriculum vitae?

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