呢 Definitions — Dong Chinese Dictionary

není HSK1

interrogative or emphatic final

呢 ne frequency

question particle modal particle: modal particle used at the end of a special question containing an interrogative pronoun (e.g., why, how, what) to mark the inquiry or soften the tone; 你为什么要这么做呢？

nǐ wèishénme yào zhème zuò ne?

Why would you do such a thing?

continuing state modal particle: sentence-final particle indicating that an action or state is currently in progress or continuing; 他正睡觉呢。

tā zhèng shuìjiào ne.

He is sleeping.

conjecture particle modal particle: particle used at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a tone of speculation, supposition, or to soften an assertion.

where is modal particle: particle used for inquiring about the location of someone or something; 我的钥匙呢？

wǒ de yàoshi ne?

Where are my keys?

strong affirmation modal particle: particle indicating strong affirmation or emphasis at the end of a sentence; 他还早着呢！

tā hái zǎo zhe ne!

He still has a long way to go!

what about modal particle: particle used to apply a previously asked question to the preceding word; 你呢？

nǐ ne?

How about you?

pausing particle modal particle: particle signaling a pause to emphasize preceding words and allow the listener time to process; 这种事呢，咱们以后再说。

zhè zhǒng shì ne, zánmen yǐhòu zàishuō.

As for this matter, let's talk about it later.

呢 ní

woolen cloth modal particle: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets); 这件大衣的料子是呢的。

zhè jiàn dàyī de liàozi shì ní de.

This coat is made of woollen cloth.

Frequency

Character

Written text: 383rd most common 579.8 per million
Movie subtitles: 104th most common 1651.1 per million appears in 99% of films

Word

Movie subtitles: 2287.9 per million appears in 99% of films
Written text: 671.4 per million

Details

HSK 2.0: Level 1
HSK 3.0: Level 1
Strokes: 8
Unicode: U+5462

Sources

Definitions: CC-CEDICT
Frequency data: MTSU Chinese text computing SUBTLEX-CH BCC Corpus (BLCU)