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Usage of the character 呢

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[呢]
  • 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
[呢]
  • woolen material
nínán
呢喃
[呢喃]
  • (onom.) twittering of birds
  • whispering
  • murmuring
níní
呢呢
[呢呢]
  • garrulous
  • talkative
nízi
呢子
[呢子]
  • woolen cloth
huāní
花呢
[花呢]
  • tweed
  • checkered cloth
zhene
着呢
[著呢]
  • comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
  • quite
  • rather
ruǎnní
软呢
[軟呢]
  • tweed
táimiànní
台面呢
[臺面呢]
  • baize
  • felt (esp. billiards table cover)
huádání
华达呢
[華達呢]
  • gabardine (loanword)
guǎntāne
管他呢
[管他呢]
  • don’t worry about (it, him etc)
  • doesn’t matter
  • whatever
  • anyway
géziní
格子呢
[格子呢]
  • tartan
  • plaid
zhìfúní
制服呢
[制服呢]
  • tweed cloth (used for military uniforms etc)
nínánxìyǔ
呢喃细语
[呢喃細語]
  • whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
níníchīchī
呢呢痴痴
[呢呢癡癡]
  • docile
gézihuāní
格子花呢
[格子花呢]
  • tartan
  • plaid
xiéwénruǎnní
斜纹软呢
[斜紋軟呢]
  • tweed
zěnmeshuōne
怎么说呢
[怎麼說呢]
  • Why is that?; How come?
ǎnmáníbāmīhōng
唵嘛呢叭咪吽
[唵嘛呢叭咪吽]
  • om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)