要嘛(yào ma)

2 characters

either ...

Character breakdown

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used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 …Full guide →

Word information

Pinyin
yào ma
Meaning
either ...; or ...
HSK level
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

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