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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)

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
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
喂,你在哪儿呢?
Wèi, nǐ zài nǎr ne?
Hello, where are you?
Text 2
弟弟起床没起床呢?
Dìdi qǐchuáng méi qǐchuáng ne?
Has your younger brother gotten up or not?
Text 3
昨天上午你在做什么呢?
Zuótiān shàngwǔ nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
What were you doing yesterday morning?
Text 2
喂,你在做什么呢?
Wéi, nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
Hello, what are you doing?
Text 1
你在忙什么呢?
Nǐ zài máng shénme ne?
What are you busy with?
Text 4
你看,我这么胖,怎么办呢?
Nǐ kàn, wǒ zhème pàng, zěnme bàn ne?
Look, I'm so fat. What should I do?
Text 4
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

Metadata

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