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【Abstract】Though exactly similar in pronunciation （[ma]），“吗” and “嘛” have significant differences.This article introduces some basic ones.Different from “吗”，the “ground builder”，“嘛” is much more like a “ground evoker”.The core function of “嗎” is to express an interrogative tone，while “嘛” is tend to express an evidential tone closely related to emotion and mood.
【Key words】吗； 嘛； interrogative； evidential； particles
The utterance-?nal particles （henceforth UFPs）are a special category of words in the Chinese language，which are one of the forms representing the grammatical category of“tone”or “mood”in Chinese，together with other forms like modal adverbs，auxiliary verbs and interjections.
The UFPs always attach to a sentence or a clause firmly and mark the end of these language units.As for “吗”and “嘛”，though carry thoroughly different meanings in the same collocation，both of them can be located in the middle and final of a sentence or a clause.
“吗” and “嘛” have different semantic features respectively when it comes to basic usage.Let’s take some typical sentences to see，which mainly come from personal thinking and daily life on the basis of existing literature knowledge.“吗” comes first.
（1）Ta shi shuoshisheng ma？
Is he a master student ？
（2）Xiaochen ma？ Ta bu qu.
Are you referring to Xiaochen？ He won’t go.
（3）Ni juede zheyang jiu dagonggaocheng le ma ？
Do you think you’ve done well enough？
In the above sentences，the UFP “吗” is mostly used in a interrogative tone，asking for more knowledge and a certain respond，as in （1）.Also，reconfirming the reference is the word’s another function，as in （2）.Slightly different from （1）and （2），（3）turns to strong questioning，the speaker often asks while knowing the answer，and it shares the same usage with “嘛” only on this point.Comparatively，the UFP “嘛” has more semantic functions as below.
（1）Xiaochen ma， ta bu qu.
As for Xiaochen， he won’t go.
（2）Yao shi ta bu xihuan ma，jiu suan le.
If she doesn’t like it， well，forget it.
（3）Yinwei wo shi nanfang ren ma， zhebian de yinshi hai dou chi de guan.
Well because I come from the south，I can get used to the eating diet here.
（4）Zuo ren ma，shouxian jiu yao shouxin.
Well，keeping your word is the first thing to be a man.
（5）Zai chi dian ma！
Feel free to help yoursellf with more！
（6）Zhe yi dian hen qingchu ma！
【Key words】吗； 嘛； interrogative； evidential； particles
The utterance-?nal particles （henceforth UFPs）are a special category of words in the Chinese language，which are one of the forms representing the grammatical category of“tone”or “mood”in Chinese，together with other forms like modal adverbs，auxiliary verbs and interjections.
The UFPs always attach to a sentence or a clause firmly and mark the end of these language units.As for “吗”and “嘛”，though carry thoroughly different meanings in the same collocation，both of them can be located in the middle and final of a sentence or a clause.
“吗” and “嘛” have different semantic features respectively when it comes to basic usage.Let’s take some typical sentences to see，which mainly come from personal thinking and daily life on the basis of existing literature knowledge.“吗” comes first.
（1）Ta shi shuoshisheng ma？
Is he a master student ？
（2）Xiaochen ma？ Ta bu qu.
Are you referring to Xiaochen？ He won’t go.
（3）Ni juede zheyang jiu dagonggaocheng le ma ？
Do you think you’ve done well enough？
In the above sentences，the UFP “吗” is mostly used in a interrogative tone，asking for more knowledge and a certain respond，as in （1）.Also，reconfirming the reference is the word’s another function，as in （2）.Slightly different from （1）and （2），（3）turns to strong questioning，the speaker often asks while knowing the answer，and it shares the same usage with “嘛” only on this point.Comparatively，the UFP “嘛” has more semantic functions as below.
（1）Xiaochen ma， ta bu qu.
As for Xiaochen， he won’t go.
（2）Yao shi ta bu xihuan ma，jiu suan le.
If she doesn’t like it， well，forget it.
（3）Yinwei wo shi nanfang ren ma， zhebian de yinshi hai dou chi de guan.
Well because I come from the south，I can get used to the eating diet here.
（4）Zuo ren ma，shouxian jiu yao shouxin.
Well，keeping your word is the first thing to be a man.
（5）Zai chi dian ma！
Feel free to help yoursellf with more！
（6）Zhe yi dian hen qingchu ma！