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The character 麼 combines the phonetic component 麻 with the semantic component 幺, which suggests something tiny or subtle. It originally denoted extreme smallness or insignificance, but later evolved into a grammatical particle. In modern use, it functions primarily as an interrogative marker or a suffix in question words and indefinite pronouns, having largely lost its initial association with smallness while helping to form inquiries about identity, state, or cause.
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這是什麽東西？
他這麽快就回來了。
那麽我們開始吧。
多麽美麗的風景啊！
你要麽去要麽留。
你知道這是什麽意思嗎？
無論多麽困難，我們都要堅持。
他這麽做一定有他的理由，不然不會那麽堅決。