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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)
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
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
你在忙什么呢？刚才打你的手机你也不接。
Nǐ zài máng shénme ne? Gāngcái dǎ nǐ de shǒujī nǐ yě bù jiē.
What are you doing? I just called your cell phone and you didn't answer.
Text 2
别着急，我让孩子们打扫呢，客人来的时候，他们会把房间打扫干净。
Bié zháo jí, wǒ ràng hái zi men dǎ sǎo ne, kè ren lái de shí hou, tā men huì bǎ fáng jiān dǎ sǎo gān jìng.
Don't worry, I'm having the children clean; when the guests come, they will clean the room thoroughly.
Text 1
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 382
- Word Frequency Rank
- 69 of 84,292