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ne
1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
5. particle indicating strong affirmation
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 8 strokes

Example Sentences (10)

你在忙什么呢?
Nǐ zài máng shénme ne?
What are you busy with?
Text 4
你现在在哪儿呢?
Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr ne?
Where are you now?
Text 2
小胡,还没吃饭呢?
Xiǎo Hú, hái méi chī fàn ne?
Xiao Hu, you haven't eaten yet?
Text 3
不要看电视了,明天上午还有汉语课呢。
Bù yào kàn diànshì le, míngtiān shàngwǔ hái yǒu hànyǔ kè ne.
Don't watch TV anymore; there's Chinese class tomorrow morning.
Text 1
我的眼镜呢?怎么突然找不到了?你看见了吗?
Wǒ de yǎnjìng ne? Zěnme tūrán zhǎo bù dào le? Nǐ kànjiàn le ma?
Where are my glasses? Why can't I find them all of a sudden? Did you see them?
Text 1
我们在哪儿见呢?
Wǒmen zài nǎr jiàn ne?
Where should we meet?
Text 2
妈,您看我刚买的裤子,洗完以后颜色怎么变得这么难看呢?
Mā, nín kàn wǒ gāng mǎi de kùzi, xǐ wán yǐhòu yánsè zěnme biàn de zhème nánkàn ne?
Mom, look at the pants I just bought; why did the color become so ugly after washing?
Text 2
李老师邀请咱们去他家做客,给他带点儿什么礼物好呢?
Lǐ lǎoshī yāoqǐng zánmen qù tā jiā zuòkè, gěi tā dài diǎnr shénme lǐwù hǎo ne?
Teacher Li invited us to his home. What gift should we bring him?
Text 3
小夏,你爷爷京剧唱得真专业,我还以为他是京剧演员呢。
Xiǎo Xià, nǐ yéye Jīngjù chàng de zhēn zhuānyè, wǒ hái yǐwéi tā shì Jīngjù yǎnyuán ne.
Xiao Xia, your grandpa sings Peking Opera really professionally. I even thought he was a Peking Opera actor.
Text 1
我有两个哥哥,你呢?
Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè gēge, nǐ ne?
I have two older brothers. What about you?
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
382
Word Frequency Rank
69 of 84,292