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How do you pronounce 呢?

呢 is pronounced "ne" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 5.

What HSK level is 呢?

呢 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 2, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 呢?

Common words with 呢 include 呢呢 (garrulous), 呢喃 ((onom.) twittering of birds), 呢子 (woolen cloth), 花呢 (tweed), 着呢 (comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree).

How do you write 呢?

You can practice writing 呢 using our stroke order tool.

呢 (ne) — particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") | Chinese Dictionary

呢

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action

HSK 1

Character Breakdown

Radical: 口 (no. 30)

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Definitions

particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
(at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
particle indicating strong affirmation

Example Sentences

你呢？

Nǐ ne

How about you?

Words Containing 呢

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
呢呢	ní ní	garrulous
呢喃	ní nán	(onom.) twittering of birds
呢子	ní zi	woolen cloth
花呢	huā ní	tweed
着呢	zhe ne	comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
软呢	ruǎn ní	tweed
何苦呢	hé kǔ ne	why bother?
制服呢	zhì fú ní	tweed cloth (used for military uniforms etc)
格子呢	gé zi ní	tartan
管他呢	guǎn tā ne	don’t worry about (it, him etc)

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吧(bā)— bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)

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嘛(ma)— modal particle indicating that sth is obvious

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得(dé)— to obtain

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Grammar Notes

Experience with 过HSK 2

Subject + Verb + 过 (+ Object)

Progressive Aspect (正在/在...呢)HSK 2

Subject + 正在/在 + Verb (+ Object) + (呢)

就 and 才 (Then/Only then)HSK 2

Subject + (Time/Condition) + 就/才 + Verb

Sentence-final 呢HSK 2

Subject + 呢？ OR Statement + 呢

Continuous State (着)HSK 3

Verb + 着 (+ Object)

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 2HSK 3.0: Level 1

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