ne
呢 (ne) is a Chinese word meaning “(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech”.
Meanings
- 1(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
- 2(sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
- 3(discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
- Part of speech
- auxiliary
Related words
呢dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)着呢comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree花呢fancy suiting呢喃(onom.) twittering of birds制服呢(textiles) uniform coating; durable, warm fabric used for uniforms华达呢(loanword) gabardine呢子dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)台面呢(billiards) baize呢呢garrulous呢呢痴痴docile呢喃细语whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring唵嘛呢叭咪吽om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)