How to Say ‘Okay?’ in Traditional Chinese
好嗎？
hǎo ma
[how ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [好嗎？] is a gentle way to check agreement, like "okay?" or "all right?" You can attach it to many suggestions: [我陪你去，好嗎？] or [先去提款，好嗎？].
Phrase Breakdown
好
hǎo
[how]
good; okay; alright
Here, 好 is used in a suggestion or request, asking whether something is acceptable.
我先去領現金，好嗎？
I'll go withdraw cash first, okay?
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle that turns a statement into a yes-no question.
我們先找提款機，好嗎？
Let's find an ATM first, okay?
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