Discussion of 呢 [ne] (used at the end of a declarative sentence) indicating the continuation of an action or situation; marker of a declarative sentence

Discussion of 呢

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1. 呢 can be used at the end of a statement to show that an action or a state is in progress or continuation.
Example 1. 他们在吃饭呢。 [phr] They are having their meals.
2. 呢 can used when explaining the reasons for someone’s hesitation.
Example 2. 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。 [phr] I haven't decided whether to go climb the mountain. If I decide to go, the weather is not that nice; If I don't go, I feel that staying at home is boring.

* Please note that 呢 can also be used to indicate interrogation. You may check out the other entry of 呢 in our dictionary.

lisaC

Another example

北京下雨了。上海呢?
Phr. It's raining in Beijing. How about Shanghai?

Killowave

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Hi, Thank you for the comment!
We have added the suggested phrase to our dictionary
北京下雨了。上海呢？ / 北京下雨了。上海呢？ [bei3 jing1 xia4 yu3 le5 , shang4 hai3 ne5 ?] , (phr) It's raining in Beijing. What about Shanghai?

This sentence is now marked as an example for this entry instead:
呢 / 呢 [ne5] , (par) marker of a special, alternative or rhetorical question; used to mark a pause in a sentence

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lisaC

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