How to Say ‘Okay?’ in Traditional Chinese
好嗎？
hǎo ma
[how mah]
💬 Usage Tip: Tack 好嗎？ onto a suggestion to make it a soft request: 我們走，好嗎？ "let's go, okay?"
Phrase Breakdown
好
hǎo
[how]
good; okay
A very common word meaning good, fine, okay, or well.
這樣好嗎？
Is this okay?
嗎
ma
[mah]
question particle (yes/no questions)
Used at the end of a sentence to ask a yes/no question. In holiday talk: 有吃年夜飯嗎？
你有吃年夜飯嗎？
Did you have the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner?
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