Shareables · HSK 1 · 问 · Question patterns
问 · 呢 The one-word follow-up
呢 turns anything into a question about what came next. It is the cheapest way to keep someone talking.
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呢neThe one-word follow-up
问这个 · ASK THIS
Hòulái ne?后来呢？And then what happened?
Ránhòu ne?然后呢？And then?
Bǐrú shuō ne?比如说呢？Like what, for example?
呢 turns anything into a question about what came next. It is the cheapest way to keep someone talking.
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- 问 · 有…吗 Do you have — 有 + noun + 吗 is the whole question. Nothing else changes.
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