The Chinese word “呢” is a particle that is commonly used in questions to seek clarification or to indicate a continuation of a previous topic. It can also be used as a sentence-final particle to express a sense of uncertainty or to soften the tone of a statement. For example, “你在哪儿呢？” or “你喜欢喝茶呢？”. In addition, “呢” can be used to form compound words such as “毛呢” or “呢绒”.
Translation
Particle: to build a question based on already mentioned subjects
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 你在做什么呢？ | nǐ zài zuò shénme ne? | What are you doing? |
| 他的电话号码是多少呢？ | tā de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo ne? | What is his phone number? |
| 你们什么时候要去旅游呢？ | nǐmen shénme shíhòu yào qù lǚyóu ne? | When are you going on vacation? |
| 这个问题你怎么解决呢？ | zhège wèntí nǐ zěnme jiějué ne? | How are you going to solve this problem? |
| 你家附近有什么好吃的呢？ | nǐ jiā fùjìn yǒu shénme hǎochī de ne? | What are some good places to eat near your house? |
| 你觉得这个颜色怎么样呢？ | nǐ juédé zhège yánsè zěnme yàng ne? | What do you think of this color? |
| 你们公司的工作时间是多久呢？ | nǐmen gōngsī de gōngzuò shíjiān shì duōjiǔ ne? | How long is the working hours in your company? |
| 你明天要去哪里呢？ | nǐ míngtiān yào qù nǎlǐ ne? | Where are you going tomorrow? |
| 你觉得这道题目难不难呢？ | nǐ juédé zhè dào tímù nán bù nán ne? | Do you think this question is difficult or not? |
HSK
呢 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
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