呢 — "and you?"
"and you?"
How to pronounce it
呢 is read ne. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”: particles are “sounds of the voice”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “呢”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 呢. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我正在吃饭呢。wǒzhèngzàichīfànneI’m eating right now.
- 我才不去呢！wǒcáibúqùneNo way am I going!
- 还朋友呢，这么小的事都不帮忙！háipéngyoune,zhèmexiǎodeshìdōubùbāngmángSome friend — won't even help with something this small!
- 我的猫呢？wǒdemāoneSo where's my cat?
- 柜子锁着呢，钥匙在哪儿？guìzisuǒzhene,yàoshizàinǎrThe cabinet is locked — where's the key?
- 我们现在去饭馆，你呢？wǒmenxiànzàiqùfànguǎn,nǐneWe're going to a restaurant now — what about you?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How are you?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
What does 呢 mean?
呢 (ne) means “"and you?"”.
How do you write 呢?
呢 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 呢?
呢 is read ne. Tones: ne — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“"and you?"” in the lesson “How are you?”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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