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| − | The particle 呢 can be used to ask reciprocal questions, also known as "bounce back" questions. 呢 can also be used to ask questions such as "what about" or "how about".
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| − | The structure is:
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | Topic + 呢
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| − | And it's as simple as that. Say what you want to ask about, then stick 呢 on the end. A very common way to use this is to return a question after being asked it. The classic example is this exchange:
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| − | : A: 你 好 吗？
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| − | : B: 我 很 好。你<em>呢</em>？
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| − | : A: 我 也 很 好。
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| − | More 呢 examples (each of these can be translated as a "what about" question):
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * 这个东西 <em>呢</em>？
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| − | * 你 妈妈 <em>呢</em>？
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| − | * 我们 <em>呢</em>？
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| − | * 地球 <em>呢</em>？
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| − | </div>
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| − | (Bonus points if you spotted the Michael Jackson reference in the examples).
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | * [[Yes - no questions with ma]]
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| − | * [[Tag questions with ma]]
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| − | * [[Softening the Tone of Questions with "ne"]] (advanced article)
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | ===Books===
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| − | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520066103?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0520066103 Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar] (pp. 300 - 307)
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| − | ===Websites===
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| − | * East Asia Student: [http://eastasiastudent.net/1217/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/four-uses-%E5%91%A2/ How to use 呢 (ne) in Mandarin]
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| − | [[Category:A1 grammar points]]
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| − | [[Category:Particles]]
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