# 嘛 (ma)

In Mandarin Chinese, 嘛 (ma) means “(particle) states the obvious”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (particle) states the obvious
- Pinyin: ma (ma5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他还小嘛，你就别怪他了。
  Tā hái xiǎo ma, nǐ jiù bié guài tā le.
  He is still young, after all, so don't blame him.

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