Modal particles
语气助词
Used at the end of sentences to indicate mood. Often have a 口 radical.
Potential content
- 吗
- 呢
- 吧
- 了
- 啊
- 的
- 嘛
- 哪
- 啦
- 呀
- 哇
- 罢了
Sources and further reading
- 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 131 - 150)
- 简明汉语语法学习手册 (Chinese Grammar Without Tears) (pp. 232 - 239)
- 汉语常用格式330例 (needs Amazon code)