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Revision as of 06:24, 30 December 2011

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".

The structure is:

Topic + 呢

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:

A: 你 好 吗？
B: 我 很 好。你呢？
A: 我 也 很 好。

More 呢 examples (each of these can be translated as a "what about" question):

  • 这个东西 呢？
  • 你 妈妈 呢？
  • 我们 呢？
  • 地球 呢？

(Bonus points if you spotted the Michael Jackson reference in the examples).

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

Websites

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