呢
ne
Pinyin

Definition

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
呢
 - 
ní
  1. woolen material

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

呢
ne
  1. 1 particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
  2. 2 particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
  3. 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. 4 (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
  5. 5 particle indicating strong affirmation
呢呢
ní ní
  1. 1 garrulous
  2. 2 talkative
呢喃
ní nán
  1. 1 (onom.) twittering of birds
  2. 2 whispering
  3. 3 murmuring
呢子
ní zi
  1. 1 woolen cloth
花呢
huā ní
  1. 1 tweed
  2. 2 checkered cloth

Idioms (1)

呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ
  1. 1 whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring

Sample Sentences

产量高，生产难免会出错。你们怎么控制品质呢？
chǎnliàng gāo ，shēngchǎn nánmiǎn huì chūcuò 。nǐmen zěnme kòngzhì pǐnzhì ne ？
With high output, errors will inevitably occur in production. How do you control quality?
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很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声，尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲，他不只相声厉害，还熟悉各种戏曲，所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ，yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ，tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ，hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ，suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
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他常说：“凡事只要差不多，就好了。何必太精明呢？”
tā cháng shuō ：“fánshì zhǐyào chàbuduō ，jiù hǎo le 。hébì tài jīngmíng ne ？”
He would often say, "Things only have to be close enough to be good. Why bother to do things precisely all the time?”
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接下来呢？
jiēxiàlái ne ？
What happen next?
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结果呢？
jiéguǒ ne ？
What happened afterwards?
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再来呢？
zàilái ne ？
What next?
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然后呢？
ránhòu ne ？
And then?
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小朋友的零食呢？
xiǎopéngyǒu de língshí ne ？
What about the snacks for the kids?
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水壶呢？
shuǐhú ne ？
And the water bottle?
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水星的大气层究竟有多稀薄呢？它只有地球大气层密度的百分之十二。
Shuǐxīng de dàqìcéng jiūjìng yǒu duō xībó ne ？tā zhǐ yǒu dìqiú dàqìcéng mìdù de bǎifēnzhī shíèr 。
How thin the layer of atmosphere is on Mercury? It is 12% of the atmosphere density on Earth.
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