Dictionary › 呢

呢

ne

HSK 1 Character

What 呢 means

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

Other readings

呢 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• nídense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)

Example sentences

• 您呢？
  How about you?
• 你呢？
  How about you?
• 人呢？
  Where did he go?
• 你们呢？
  How about you?
• 那你呢?
  How about you?
• 你爸呢？
  How about your father?

Words starting with 呢

• 呢喃ní nán(onomatopoeia) twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring
• 呢呢ní nígarrulous; talkative
• 呢子ní zidense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
• 呢呢痴痴ní ní chī chīdocile
• 呢喃细语ní nán xì yǔwhispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring

Words containing 呢

• 着呢zhe necomes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather
• 花呢huā nífancy suiting
• 制服呢zhì fú ní(textiles) uniform coating; durable, warm fabric used for uniforms
• 格子呢gé zi níchecked woolen fabric; plaid
• 台面呢tái miàn ní(billiards) baize
• 管他呢guǎn tā nedon’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter; whatever
• 华达呢huá dá ní(loanword) gabardine
• 怎么说呢zěn me shuō neWhy is that?; How come?
• 格子花呢gé zi huā nítartan; plaid
• 软呢ruǎn nísoft, pliable wool fabric
• 唵嘛呢叭咪吽ǎn má ní bā mī hōngom mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)

Characters that look like 呢

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 现xiànto appear; present; now
• 规guīcompass; a rule; regulation
• 便biànplain; informal; suitable
• 荣róngglory; honor; thriving
• 绕ràoto wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around
• 呃è(exclamation); to hiccup