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着呢

zhe ne

2-character word Traditional 著呢

What 着呢 means

1. comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
2. quite
3. rather

The characters in 着呢

• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 呢ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context…

Example sentences

• 国王光着呢！
  Guówáng guāng zhe ne!
  The king is naked!
• 外头黑着呢。
  It is dark outside.
• 那人饿着呢.
  The man is starving.
• 我还饿着呢。
  I'm still hungry.
• 他们在看着呢。
  They are watching.