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