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