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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
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (3)
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
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
王静，好久不见了！大学毕业后就没联系了，你现在在哪儿工作呢？
Wáng Jìng, hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn le! Dàxué bìyè hòu jiù méi liánxì le, nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr gōngzuò ne?
Wang Jing, long time no see! We haven't been in touch since graduating from college. Where are you working now?
Text 3
昨天晚上我给你打电话一直没人接，你忙什么呢？
Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà yìzhí méi rén jiē, nǐ máng shénme ne?
I called you last night but no one answered. What were you busy with?
Text 1
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
Alternate Entries
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 382
- Word Frequency Rank
- 69 of 84,292