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呢
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)

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
弟弟起床没起床呢?
Dìdi qǐchuáng méi qǐchuáng ne?
Has your younger brother gotten up or not?
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
你现在在哪儿呢?
Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr ne?
Where are you now?
Text 2
喂,你在做什么呢?
Wéi, nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
Hello, what are you doing?
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
小胡,还没吃饭呢?
Xiǎo Hú, hái méi chī fàn ne?
Xiao Hu, you haven't eaten yet?
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
每个人都希望自己健康,那么什么才是健康呢?
Měi gè rén dōu xīwàng zìjǐ jiànkāng, nàme shénme cái shì jiànkāng ne?
Everyone wants to be healthy, so what is health?
Text 4
喂,你在哪儿呢?
Wèi, nǐ zài nǎr ne?
Hello, where are you?
Text 3

Metadata

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