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呢
呢
ne
par. (used at the end of a declarative sentence) indicating the continuation of an action or situation; marker of a declarative sentence
Other meanings
[ní]   char. woolen (cloth), coating of wool (not used alone)
[ne]   par. marker of a special, alternative or rhetorical question; used to mark a pause in a sentence
口    mouth

Simplified Chinese

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
我​刚​才​正​在​写​信​呢​。
我​剛​才​正​在​寫​信​呢​。
wǒ gāng cái zhèng zài xiě xìn ne .
phr. I was writing a letter just now.
最​近​忙​些​什​么​呢​？
最​近​忙​些​什​麼​呢​？
zuì jìn máng xiē shén me ne ?
phr. What have you been doing recently?
我​刚​收​到​一​封​信​，还​没​有​时​间​看​呢​。
我​剛​收​到​一​封​信​，還​沒​有​時​間​看​呢​。
wǒ gāng shōu dào yì fēng xìn, hái méi yǒu shí jiān kàn ne .
phr. I just received a letter, and had no time to read it.
他​在​比​着​图​纸​做​书​架​呢​。
他​在​比​著​圖​紙​做​書​架​呢​。
tā zài bǐ zhe tú zhǐ zuò shū jià ne .
phr. He was making a bookshelf according to the diagram.
爸​爸​在​给​小​树​培​土​呢​。
爸​爸​在​給​小​樹​培​土​呢​。
bà ba zài géi xiǎo shù péi tǔ ne .
phr. Father is earthing up for the sapling.
我​们​在​谈​生​意​呢​，你​别​插​话​。
我​們​在​談​生​意​呢​，你​別​插​話​。
wǒ men zài tán shēng yi ne, nǐ bié chā huà .
phr. We are talking about business now, don't interrupt.
她​这​会​儿正​在​做​作​业​呢​。
她​這​會​兒正​在​做​作​業​呢​。
tā zhè huìr zhèng zài zuò zuò yè ne .
phr. She is doing her homework now.
你​在​做​什​么​呢​？
你​在​做​什​麼​呢​？
nǐ zài zuò shén me ne ?
phr. What are you doing?
小​明​没​来​学​校​，他​在​家​里​睡​觉​呢​。
小​明​沒​來​學​校​，他​在​家​裡​睡​覺​呢​。
xiǎo míng méi lái xué xiào, tā zài jiā lǐ shuì jiào ne .
phr. Xiao Ming didn't come to school; he's sleeping at home.
在​电​脑​旁​边​呢​。
在​電​腦​旁​邊​呢​。
zài diàn nǎo páng biān ne
phr. (It is) beside the computer.
别​买​太​多​了​，家​里​还​有​好​多​苹​果​呢​。
別​買​太​多​了​，家​裡​還​有​好​多​蘋​果​呢​。
bié mǎi tài duō le, jiā lǐ hái yóu hǎo duō píng guǒ ne .
phr. Don't buy too much. There are quite some apples at home.
他​们​在​吃​饭​呢​。
他​們​在​吃​飯​呢​。
tā men zài chī fàn ne .
phr. They are having their meals.
我​还​没​决​定​去​不​去​爬​山​：去​呢​，天​气​不​太​好​；不​去​呢​，又​觉​得​呆​在​家​里​没​什​么​意​思​。
我​還​沒​決​定​去​不​去​爬​山​：去​呢​，天​氣​不​太​好​；不​去​呢​，又​覺​得​呆​在​家​裡​沒​什​麼​意​思​。
wǒ hái méi jué dìng qù bu qù pá shān : qù ne, tiān qì bú tài hǎo ; bú qù ne, yòu jué de dāi zài jiā lǐ méi shén me yì si .
phr. I haven't decided whether to go mountain-climbing. If I decide to go, the weather is not that nice; if I don't go, I feel that staying at home is boring.