HSK 1 grammar · particle
呢
呢 — follow-up question
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
呢 asks a short follow-up question meaning "and what about ...?" once a topic is already set. It can also ask where something is.
Examples
我很好，你呢？
Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?
I'm fine, and you?
我的手机呢？
Wǒ de shǒujī ne?
Where's my phone?
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 呢 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.