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| Pronunciation |
: |
ne |
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| Meaning |
: |
- used at the end of an interrogative sentence. (particle)
- used at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate the continuation of an action or situation. (particle)
- used at the end of a declarative sentence to reinforce the assertion. (particle)
- used to mark a pause in the middle of a sentence (often means “one way or another”). (particle)
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| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
呢 |
| Usage |
: |
29.9% |
| Also as |
: |
ní |
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Sentences:
| 1. Where is my school bag? |
| wǒ |
de |
shū |
bāo |
ne |
？ |
| 我 |
的 |
书 |
包 |
呢 |
？ |
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| 我的 |
: |
my; mine |
| 书包 |
: |
school bag |
| 呢 |
: |
indicating the sentence as a question |
|
| 2. The teacher is still in the office. |
| lǎo |
shī |
hái |
zài |
bàn |
gōng |
shì |
ne |
。 |
| 老 |
师 |
还 |
在 |
办 |
公 |
室 |
呢 |
。 |
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| 老师 |
: |
teacher |
| 还 |
: |
still |
| 在 |
: |
be |
| 办公室 |
: |
office |
| 呢 |
: |
indicating the continuation of an action or situation |
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| 3. You think he’s stupid? Not him! |
| nǐ |
yǐ |
wéi |
tā |
shǎ |
ma |
? |
tā |
cái |
bù |
shǎ |
ne |
！ |
| 你 |
以 |
为 |
他 |
傻 |
吗 |
？ |
他 |
才 |
不 |
傻 |
呢 |
！ |
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 以为 |
: |
think, believe, consider |
| 他 |
: |
he, him |
| 傻 |
: |
stupid |
| 吗 |
: |
indicating a rhetorical question |
| 才 |
: |
actually, really |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 呢 |
: |
used to reinforce the assertion |
|
| 4. Uncle’s busy. Don’t disturb him. |
| shū |
shu |
máng |
zhe |
ne |
， |
nǐ |
bié |
dǎo |
luàn |
。 |
| 叔 |
叔 |
忙 |
着 |
呢 |
， |
你 |
别 |
捣 |
乱 |
。 |
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| 叔叔 |
: |
uncle |
| 忙 |
: |
busy |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state, often with the particle 呢 at the end of the sentence |
| 呢 |
: |
indicating a pause |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 别 |
: |
do not |
| 捣乱 |
: |
disturb |
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