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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)
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
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.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 382
- Word Frequency Rank
- 69 of 84,292