呢
ne
(soft question particle)
Type: ParticlesHSK 1
Radical 口 + 尼 (nun, phonetic). A particle expressing a question or emphasis.
Used to ask 'and you?' (你呢) or to ask with curiosity (what about...?). It also makes a question softer than 吗. '你在哪儿呢' (where are you?) sounds gentler.
口kǒumouth
尼nínun
我是学生，你呢？
Wǒ shì xuésheng, nǐ ne?
I am a student, and you?
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