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呢

ne

HSK 1 · word 266 of 3,000

Meaning

• (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
• (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
• (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech

Example sentence

Learned around the same time

• 男朋友 nán péng you boyfriend
• 男人 nán rén a man
• 男生 nán shēng schoolboy
• 南 nán south
• 南边 nán bian south
• 难 nán difficult (to...)
• 能 néng can
• 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
• 你们 nǐ men you (plural)
• 年 nián grain
• 您 nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
• 牛奶 niú nǎi cow's milk

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