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Questions with 呢 ("ne")

呢 ne

Particle
HSK 1

Structure

Topic + 呢 ？ [Missing Person / Thing] + 呢 ？

Definition

“呢”是一个语气助词，常用于疑问句中，用来询问情况、动作的进行或具体信息。

'Ne' is a modal particle often used in interrogative sentences to inquire about a situation, an ongoing action, or specific information.

Usage

“呢”可以单独用于问句末尾，询问“怎么样”或“在哪里”；也可以与疑问词如“什么”、“怎么”等连用，加强疑问语气。常用于口语，表达轻松或好奇的语气。

'Ne' can be used alone at the end of a question to ask 'how about' or 'where is'; it can also be used with question words like 'what' or 'how' to emphasize the query. Commonly used in spoken Chinese to convey a casual or curious tone.

Examples

  • 1 你在做什么呢？(What are you doing?)
  • 2 我的书呢？(Where is my book?)
  • 3 你明天去不去呢？(Are you going tomorrow or not?)
  • 4 他怎么还不来呢？(Why isn't he coming yet?)
  • 5 你们在讨论什么呢？(What are you discussing?)
  • 6 这件衣服好看不好看呢？(Is this dress nice or not?)

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