What does 呢 mean in Chinese?

呢 (ne) means "and…? (question particle)" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 呢 in a sentence?

我很好，你呢？ (Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?) — I'm fine, and you?

Pinyin: ne

and…? (question particle)

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 💬 Particles & Phrases

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我很好，你呢？

Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?

I'm fine, and you?

What 呢 means

呢 (ne) is an Chinese word meaning “and…? (question particle)”. It belongs to the Particles & Phrases topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

了 le completed-action particle 不 bù not; no 没 méi not (have) 吗 ma question particle 的 de possessive particle 和 hé and; with 再见 zài jiàn goodbye 谢谢 xiè xiè thank you 不客气 bú kè qì you're welcome 对不起 duì bù qǐ sorry 没关系 méi guān xì it's okay; no problem 喂 wèi hello (on the phone)

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