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

What 呢 means in each sentence

used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 200 sentences
indicating that a state or situation still holds 43 sentences
used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech 17 sentences

Example sentences using 呢

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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?
你期望在这儿能找到什么呢？

Nǐ qīwàng zài zhèr néng zhǎodào shénme ne?

What do you hope to find here?
你没锁好门，真不小心呢。

Nǐ méi suǒ hǎo mén, zhēn bù xiǎoxīn ne.

It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked.
你现在在哪里呢？

Nǐ xiànzài zài nǎlǐ ne?

Where are you now?
你的妹妹呢？

Nǐ de mèimei ne?

Where did your sister just go?
你的姐姐呢？

Nǐ de jiějie ne?

Where did your sister just go?
你知道为什么他们安静下来了呢？

Nǐ zhīdào wèishénme tāmen ānjìng xiàlai le ne?

Do you know why they stopped talking?
你站在门口发什么愣呢？

Nǐ zhàn zài ménkǒu fā shénme lèng ne?

Why are you standing in the doorway staring blankly?
你笑什么呢？

Nǐ xiào shénme ne?

What are you laughing at?
你胡说什么呢？

Nǐ húshuō shénme ne?

What nonsense are you talking now?
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?
你觉得我的新发型怎么样呢？

Nǐ juéde wǒ de xīn fàxíng zěnmeyàng ne?

What do you think of my new hairstyle?
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?
做事为什么不能当机立断呢？

Zuòshì wèishénme bùnéng dāngjīlìduàn ne?

Why can't you be decisive when you do things?
别发呆了，你在想什么呢？

Bié fādāile, nǐ zài xiǎng shénme ne?

Stop spacing out. What are you thinking about?
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.
别胡闹了，大家都在认真工作呢！

Bié húnào le, dàjiā dōu zài rènzhēn gōngzuò ne!

Stop messing around, everyone is working seriously here!
后人会怎么看今天的我们呢？

Hòurén huì zěnme kàn jīntiān de wǒmen ne?

How will later generations view us today?
听说你没入选，是什么原因呢？

Tīngshuō nǐ méi rùxuǎn, shì shénme yuányīn ne?

I heard you weren't selected. What was the reason?
告诉她我在法国呢。

Gàosu tā wǒ zài Fǎguó ne.

Tell her that I am in France.
哪几位种子选手会进入半决赛呢？

Nǎ jǐ wèi zhǒngzixuǎnshǒu huì jìnrù bànjuésài ne?

Which seeded players will make it to the semifinals?
嘿，你们看什么呢？

Hēi, nǐmen kàn shénme ne?

Hey, what are you guys looking at?
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?
多年的恩情，怎么能说断就断呢？

Duōnián de ēnqíng, zěnme néng shuō duàn jiù duàn ne?

How can years of affection be cut off just like that?
大人尚且怕黑，何况是孩子呢？

Dàren shàngqiě pà hēi, hékuàng shì háizi ne?

Even adults are afraid of the dark, let alone children.
大人尚且搬不动，何况是孩子呢？

Dàren shàngqiě bān bú dòng, hékuàng shì háizi ne?

Even adults can't move it, let alone a child.
大人都搬不动，何况是孩子呢？

Dàren dōu bān bú dòng, hékuàng shì háizi ne?

Even adults can't move it, let alone a child.
女孩儿们在哪儿呢？

Nǚháirmen zài nǎr ne?

Where are the girls?
她是怎样的人呢？

Tā shì zěnyàng de rén ne?

What kind of person is she?
她正在枕套上绣花呢。

Tā zhèngzài zhěntào shàng xiùhuā ne.

She is embroidering a pillowcase right now.
她的公寓有几间房呢？

Tā de gōngyù yǒu jǐ jiān fáng ne?

How many rooms does she have in her apartment?
如果你死了，你的家人会怎样呢？

Rúguǒ nǐ sǐle, nǐ de jiārén huì zěnyàng ne?

If you should die, what would become of your family?
如果你饿了，为什么不吃饭呢？

Rúguǒ nǐ èle, wèishénme bù chīfàn ne?

If you're hungry, why don't you eat?
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?
家庭和睦比什么都重要，你说呢？

Jiātíng hémù bǐ shénme dōu zhòngyào, nǐ shuō ne?

Peace within the family matters more than anything, don't you think?
对，然后呢？

Duì, ránhòu ne?

Yes, and?
对生命要有敬畏之心，你说呢？

Duì shēngmìng yào yǒu jìngwèi zhī xīn, nǐ shuō ne?

One should have a sense of reverence for life, don't you think?
就几步路，何必打车呢？

Jiù jǐ bù lù, hébì dǎchē ne?

It's only a few steps, so there's no need to take a taxi.
就说你呢，过来。

Jiù shuō nǐ ne, guòlái.

You, come here.
带把伞吧，万一下雨呢？

Dài bǎ sǎn ba, wànyī xiàyǔ ne?

Take an umbrella, just in case it rains.
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?
怎么惩治这些小偷呢？

Zěnme chéngzhì zhèxiē xiǎotōu ne?

How should we punish these thieves?
怎么才能减少病虫害呢？

Zěnme cái néng jiǎnshǎo bìngchónghài ne?

How can we reduce plant diseases and pests?
怎么能把大家一概而论呢？

Zěnme néng bǎ dàjiā yígài'érlùn ne?

How can you lump everyone together like that?
怎么降低成本呢？

Zěnme jiàngdī chéngběn ne?

How do you keep costs down?
怎样才能增强免疫力呢？

Zěnyàng cái néng zēngqiáng miǎnyìlì ne?

How can we strengthen our immune system?
怎样才能弘扬中华文化呢？

Zěnyàng cái néng hóngyáng Zhōnghuá wénhuà ne?

How can we promote Chinese culture?
怎样才能破除心里的偏见呢？

Zěnyàng cái néng pòchú xīnli de piānjiàn ne?

How can one get rid of the prejudice in one's heart?
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?
您有哪些弱点呢？

Nín yǒu nǎxiē ruòdiǎn ne?

What are your weaknesses?
您空闲的时候喜欢干什么呢？

Nín kòngxián de shíhou xǐhuan gànshénme ne?

What do you like to do in your spare time?
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?
我们需要你的时候你又在哪儿呢？

Wǒmen xūyào nǐ de shíhou nǐ yòu zài nǎr ne?

Where were you when we needed you?
我呢？

Wǒ ne?

What about me?
我如何才能更新这个软件呢？

Wǒ rúhé cái néng gēngxīn zhège ruǎnjiàn ne?

How can I update this software?
“我已经在排队呢，”我告诉他。

“Wǒ yǐjīng zài páiduì ne,” wǒ gàosu tā.

"But I'm already queuing," I tell him.
我应该往你的咖啡里放多少糖呢？

Wǒ yīnggāi wǎng nǐ de kāfēi lǐ fàng duōshǎo táng ne?

How much sugar should I put in your coffee?
我怎么去另一边呢？

Wǒ zěnme qù lìng yìbiān ne?

How do I get to the other side?
我怎样报名参加呢？

Wǒ zěnyàng bàomíng cānjiā ne?

How do I sign up?
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?
我时差还没倒过来呢。

Wǒ shíchà hái méi dào guòlái ne.

Actually, I still haven't gotten over my jet lag.
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?
我正在和朋友打电话呢。

Wǒ zhèngzài hé péngyou dǎdiànhuà ne.

I've got my friend on the line right now.
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?
我的梳子在哪里呢？

Wǒ de shūzi zài nǎlǐ ne?

Where is my comb?
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.
我能把车停哪儿呢？

Wǒ néng bǎ chē tíng nǎr ne?

Where can I park?
我要去沙滩，你呢？

Wǒ yào qù shātān, nǐ ne?

I'm going to the beach. What about you?
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.
我还从来都没有写过简历呢！

Wǒ hái cónglái dōu méiyǒu xiěguo jiǎnlì ne!

I still haven't ever written a resumé!
我还以为你说了什么呢。

Wǒ hái yǐwéi nǐ shuōle shénme ne.

I thought you said something.
我还以为我在做梦呢。

Wǒ hái yǐwéi wǒ zài zuòmèng ne.

I thought I was dreaming.
我还有好多问题要问你呢。

Wǒ háiyǒu hǎoduō wèntí yào wèn nǐ ne.

I still have so many questions to ask you.
我还饿着呢。

Wǒ hái èzhe ne.

I'm still hungry.
所以，一点儿也不热呢。

Suǒyǐ, yìdiǎnr yě bú rè ne.

So, it isn't hot at all.
抓周时，孩子会选什么呢？

Zhuāzhōu shí, háizi huì xuǎn shénme ne?

At the zhuazhou, what will the child pick?