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语气助词“呢”

HSK 2Lesson 7
The Modal Particle "呢" in Statements
解释Explanation

以前学过问句里的“呢”(你呢?)。“呢”也可以放在陈述句末尾:一、和“在”一起,表示动作正在进行,情况还在继续:他在睡觉呢。二、表示说话人在提醒对方一个事实,语气比较软,常常和“还”一起用:还很远呢、还早呢。

You already know 呢 in questions (你呢? "and you?"). 呢 can also end a statement: (a) Together with 在, it shows an action is in progress or a situation is still going on: 他在睡觉呢 "he's sleeping (right now)". (b) It gently points out a fact to the listener, making the sentence sound softer and more conversational. It often goes with 还: 还很远呢 "it's still quite far, you know", 还早呢 "it's still early".

例句Examples
  • 妈妈在做饭呢。
    Māma zài zuò fàn ne.
    Mom is cooking right now.
  • 王明在教室看书呢。
    Wáng Míng zài jiàoshì kàn shū ne.
    Wang Ming is reading in the classroom.
  • 离机场还很远呢。
    Lí jīchǎng hái hěn yuǎn ne.
    The airport is still quite a long way off.
  • 现在还早呢,我们走路去吧。
    Xiànzài hái zǎo ne, wǒmen zǒu lù qù ba.
    It's still early, so let's walk there.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Mom is cooking right now.

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