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ne

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ne Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ne | ne5
English translation
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
(at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
particle indicating strong affirmation
wool; interrogative or emphatic final particle
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ní | ni2
English translation
woolen material

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About ne

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

ne

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Modal particle / 语气词 yǔ qì cí Yǔqì cí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of ne

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口尼

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.

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Example sentences using ne

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干吗 gàn má yāo 养活 yǎng huo zhè qún 饿 è láo guǐ ne ?

Why should she feed this horde of hungry men?

hāi , zhè yòu yǒu 什么 shénme 害处 hài chu ne ?

Why, what's the harm?

此刻 cǐ kè yǒu 什么 shénme rén 照顾 zhàogu zhāo 春宝 ne ? ”

" Who is taking care of Chun Bao while you've here? "

mǎi le Duàn gòu zuò 一条裙子 qúnzi de 花呢 huā ní liào .

I bought a skirt length of tweed.

为什么 wèishénme zǒng xiǎng 责任 zérèn tuī dào 身上 shēn shang ne ?

Why are you trying to put the blame on me?

Words with ne

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ne particle indicating strong affirmation ne
着呢 zhe ne quite著呢
呢子 ní zi woolen cloth呢子 ní zi
呢喃 ní nán whispering呢喃 ní nán
花呢 huā ní tweed花呢 huā ní
华达呢 huá dá ní gabardine (loanword)華達呢
制服呢 zhì fú ní tweed cloth (used for military uniforms etc)制服呢 zhì fú ní

ne Decomposition & Compounds

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ne Decomposition

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