Word: 呢 (ne, ní)

These are the Chinese grammar articles about 呢 , whether they focus on it or mention it.

呢 dictionary entry

ne: used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); indicating that a state or situation still holds; used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
ní: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)

Full dictionary entry for 呢

Grammar articles covering 呢

吗 (ma) and 呢 (ne): the two Chinese question particles

Example sentences using 呢

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不知道她为什么这么担心呢。

Bù zhīdào tā wèishénme zhème dānxīn ne.

I wonder why she is so worried.
不知道是谁发明的呢？

Bù zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de ne?

I wonder who invented it.
为什么买这样的车呢？

Wèishénme mǎi zhèyàng de chē ne?

Why are you buying this type of car?
为什么他们会需要那么做呢？

Wèishénme tāmen huì xūyào nàme zuò ne?

Why would they need to do that?
为什么他会做这样的事呢？

Wèishénme tā huì zuò zhèyàng de shì ne?

Why did he do such a thing?
为什么你每天都学习呢？

Wèishénme nǐ měitiān dōu xuéxí ne?

Why do you study every day?
为什么你要烧这些图片呢？

Wèishénme nǐ yào shāo zhèxiē túpiàn ne?

Why are you burning these pictures?
为什么她要做这种事情呢？

Wèishénme tā yào zuò zhèzhǒng shìqing ne?

What made her do so?
为什么没人来我的网站呢？

Wèishénme méi rén lái wǒ de wǎngzhàn ne?

Why isn't anyone visiting my website?
为什么要学法语呢？

Wèishénme yào xué Fǎyǔ ne?

Why learn French?
为什么这个时间在外面呢？

Wèishénme zhège shíjiān zài wàimiàn ne?

Why are you out at this hour?
为什么雪是白色的呢？

Wèishénme xuě shì báisè de ne?

Why is snow white?
今天下这么大的雨，土松着呢。

Jīntiān xià zhème dà de yǔ, tǔ sōngzhe ne.

It is still raining a lot today, and the soil is being broken up.
他为什么生气了呢？

Tā wèishénme shēngqì le ne?

Why did he become angry?
他们在看着呢。

Tāmen zài kànzhe ne.

They are watching.
他们知道什么呢？

Tāmen zhīdào shénme ne?

What do they know?
他到底躲在甚么地方呢？

Tā dàodǐ duǒ zài shénme dìfāng ne?

I wonder where he is hiding.
他怎么还没下来呢？

Tā zěnme hái méi xiàlai ne?

How come he still hasn't come down?
他有什么不喜欢吃的呢？

Tā yǒu shénme bù xǐhuan chī de ne?

What is there that he doesn't like to eat?
但如果他说不呢？

Dàn rúguǒ tā shuō bù ne?

But what if he says no?
你为了什么来到了西班牙呢？

Nǐ wèile shénme láidàole Xībānyá ne?

Why did you come to Spain?
你为什么不去呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bú qù ne?

Why aren't you going?
你为什么不回家呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù huíjiā ne?

Why don't you go home?
你为什么不读这杂志呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù dú zhè zázhì ne?

Why didn't you read the magazine?
你为什么要那样做呢？

Nǐ wèishénme yào nàyàng zuò ne?

Why did you do that?
你为什么觉得动物怕火呢？

Nǐ wèishénme juéde dòngwù pà huǒ ne?

Why do you think animals dread fire?
你为什么长不大呢？

Nǐ wèishénme zhǎng bú dà ne?

Why don't you grow up?
你为甚么不亲我了呢？

Nǐ wèi shénme bù qīn wǒ le ne?

Why don't you kiss me anymore?
你以后想当什么呢？

Nǐ yǐhòu xiǎng dāng shénme ne?

What would you like to be in the future?
你们怎么就是没相信我呢？

Nǐmen zěnme jiùshì méi xiāngxìn wǒ ne?

Why didn't you believe me?
你们的书什么时候会出版呢？

Nǐmen de shū shénme shíhou huì chūbǎn ne?

When is your book coming out?
你呢？

Nǐ ne?

And you?
你和谁说话呢？

Nǐ hé shéi shuōhuà ne?

Who were you talking with?
你在想啥呢？

Nǐ zài xiǎng shá ne?

What are you thinking about?
你在担心什么呢？

Nǐ zài dānxīn shénme ne?

What are you concerned about?
你在笑什么呢？

Nǐ zài xiào shénme ne?

What are you laughing at?
你在说什么呢？

Nǐ zài shuō shénme ne?

What are you talking about?
你在那里做什么呢？

Nǐ zài nàli zuò shénme ne?

What're you doing there?
你怎么不去睡一会儿觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú qù shuì yíhuìr jué ne?

Why don't you try and get some sleep?
你怎么没说过呢？

Nǐ zěnme méi shuōguo ne?

How come you didn't say?
你想给他们什么呢？

Nǐ xiǎng gěi tāmen shénme ne?

What do you want to give them?
你才笨呢！

Nǐ cái bèn ne!

Are you stupid or what?!
你是哪里人呢？

Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén ne?

Where are you from?
你最喜欢这部电影的哪一部分呢？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan zhè bù diànyǐng de nǎ yíbùfen ne?

What part of the movie did you like best?
你有什么建议呢？

Nǐ yǒu shénme jiànyì ne?

What is your advice?
你现在在哪里呢？

Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎlǐ ne?

Where are you now?
你甚么看法呢？

Nǐ shénme kànfǎ ne?

What's your opinion?
你的姐姐呢？

Nǐ de jiějie ne?

Where did your sister just go?
你笑什么呢？

Nǐ xiào shénme ne?

What are you laughing at?
你能解决这个问题呢吗？

Nǐ néng jiějué zhège wèntí ne ma?

Can you solve this problem?
你觉得动物为什么会怕火呢？

Nǐ juéde dòngwù wèishénme huì pà huǒ ne?

Why do you think animals dread fire?
你觉得我跟他说了些什么呢？

Nǐ juéde wǒ gēn tā shuōle xiē shénme ne?

What do you think I told him?
你觉得这儿发生了什么呢？

Nǐ juéde zhèr fāshēngle shénme ne?

What do you think came to pass here?
你跟谁说话呢？

Nǐ gēn shéi shuōhuà ne?

Who were you talking to?
你还需要什么呢？

Nǐ hái xūyào shénme ne?

What else will you need?
假设李先生从来没来过这里的话，那他怎么可能是凶手呢？

Jiǎshè Lǐ xiānsheng cóngláiméi láiguo zhèlǐ dehuà, nà tā zěnme kěnéng shì xiōngshǒu ne?

Supposing Mr Li had never been here, then how could he be the killer?
别急，时间还多着呢。

Bié jí, shíjiān hái duō zhe ne.

There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time.
告诉她我在法国呢。

Gàosu tā wǒ zài Fǎguó ne.

Tell her that I am in France.
国王光着呢！

Guówáng guāng zhe ne!

The king is naked!
在吃什么呢？

Zài chī shénme ne?

What are you eating?
在笑什么呢？

Zài xiào shénme ne?

What are you laughing at?
她是怎样的人呢？

Tā shì zěnyàng de rén ne?

What kind of person is she?
如果我要的比他多呢？

Rúguǒ wǒ yào de bǐ tā duō ne?

What if I want it more than he does?
妈妈，你在想什么呢？

Māma, nǐ zài xiǎng shénme ne?

Mom, what are you thinking about?
对，然后呢？

Duì, ránhòu ne?

Yes, and?
就说你呢，过来。

Jiù shuō nǐ ne, guòlái.

You, come here.
怎么不知道呢？

Zěnme bù zhīdào ne?

Don't you know how?
怎么会有这么多的人同意呢？

Zěnme huì yǒu zhème duō de rén tóngyì ne?

How could so many people go along with this?
怎么降低成本呢？

Zěnme jiàngdī chéngběn ne?

How do you keep costs down?
您下午做啥呢？

Nín xiàwǔ zuò shá ne?

So what will you do in the afternoon?
您怎样看日本的经济呢？

Nín zěnyàng kàn Rìběn de jīngjì ne?

What do you think of Japan's economy?
我为什么一定要知道呢？

Wǒ wèishénme yídìng yào zhīdào ne?

Why must I know about it?
我为什么应该学法语呢？

Wǒ wèishénme yīnggāi xué Fǎyǔ ne?

Why should I learn French?
我今天还啥也没吃呢。

Wǒ jīntiān hái shá yě méi chī ne.

I haven't eaten anything yet today.
我以为你住在波士顿呢。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zhù zài Bōshìdùn ne.

I thought that you lived in Boston.
我们就算了吧，你说呢？

Wǒmen jiùsuànle ba, nǐ shuō ne?

Let's just forget it, what do you think?
我们应该怎么处理这个问题呢？

Wǒmen yīnggāi zěnme chǔlǐ zhège wèntí ne?

How shall we deal with this matter?
我呢？

Wǒ ne?

What about me?
我怎么去另一边呢？

Wǒ zěnme qù lìng yìbiān ne?

How do I get to the other side?
我怎能忘记那些日子呢？

Wǒ zěn néng wàngjì nèixiē rìzi ne?

How can I forget those days?
我才不会呢！

Wǒ cái búhuì ne!

I'd never do that!
我才不吃这么恶心的东西呢！

Wǒ cái bùchī zhème ěxīn de dōngxi ne!

There's no way I'm eating something so disgusting!
我才不听你说的呢！

Wǒ cái bù tīng nǐ shuō de ne!

I don't give a fuck about what you say!
我才不管你累不累呢。

Wǒ cái bùguǎn nǐ lèi bú lèi ne.

I don't give a toss that you are tired.
我才不要呢！

Wǒ cái búyào ne!

Absolutely not!
我挺好的，你呢？

Wǒ tǐng hǎo de, nǐ ne?

I'm all right. And you?
我是老师，你呢？

Wǒ shì lǎoshī, nǐ ne?

I am a teacher. What about you?
我来自巴西，你呢？

Wǒ láizì Bāxī, nǐ ne?

I am from Brazil, and you?
我现在应该做什么呢？

Wǒ xiànzài yīnggāi zuò shénme ne?

So what should I do now?
我现在该怎么做呢？

Wǒ xiànzài gāi zěnme zuò ne?

What am I to do next?
我真的不明白你在说什么呢。

Wǒ zhēnde bù míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme ne.

I really don't understand what you're talking about.
我起来的时候天还是黑的呢。

Wǒ qǐlai de shíhou tiān háishi hēi de ne.

I got up while it was still dark.
我还什么都没找到呢。

Wǒ hái shénme dōu méi zhǎodào ne.

I still haven't found anything.
我还以为你说了什么呢。

Wǒ hái yǐwéi nǐ shuōle shénme ne.

I thought you said something.
昨天的这个时间你在做甚么呢？

Zuótiān de zhège shíjiān nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?

What were you doing about this time yesterday?
是什么原因呢？

Shì shénme yuányīn ne?

What's the reason?
是的，然后呢？

Shì de, ránhòu ne?

Okay, and then?
是谁的错呢？

Shì shéi de cuò ne?

Who is in fault?
是谁给你说那个的呢？

Shì shéi gěi nǐ shuō nàge de ne?

Who said that to you?
有什么是你不能证明确相信的呢？

Yǒu shénme shì nǐ bùnéng zhèngmíng què xiāngxìn de ne?

What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?