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呢

呢
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⼝Radical 30 · 8 strokes

(particle) and …?; what about …?

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. 壹

    (particle) and …?; what about …?

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    • ?

      What about you?

    • ,?

      He kept pacing back and forth in the room — who knows what was going through his mind?

    • ,,!

      You're very competitive and concerned with saving face, but what's the point of all that? It's not what matters most in life.

    • ,,!

      How could I possibly compare to you? You've got an iron rice bowl — you'll never go hungry!

    • ,,?

      He thought, if he didn't study hard, how could he be worthy of his country's people?

  2. 貳助particle

    (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")

    中用在句子末尾,表示询问或接续前面的话yòng zài jùzi mòwěi, biǎoshì xunwèn huò jiēxù qiánmiàn de huà

    • ,?

      I've already made up my mind — what about you?

  3. 參助particle

    (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech

    中用在句子末尾表示停顿或强调的虚词yòng zài jùzi mòwěi biǎoshì tíngdùn huò qiángdiào de xūcí

    • ,。

      It's snowing heavily outside, so make sure to bundle up before you head out.

  4. 肆助particle

    (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds

    中表示情况仍在继续的语气词biǎoshì qíngkuàng réngzài jìxù de yǔqì cí

    • ?。

      Have you eaten yet? I haven't eaten yet.

    • ,。

      They're still in a meeting, so just wait a little longer.

呢
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