Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 呢 | 呢 | ne | ne5 | 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 | ||
2 | 着呢 | 著呢 | zhe ne | zhe5 ne5 | comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather | ||
3 | 管他呢 | 管他呢 | guǎn tā ne | guan3 ta1 ne5 | don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter; whatever; anyway | ||
4 | 何苦呢 | 何苦呢 | hé kǔ ne | he2 ku3 ne5 | why bother?; is it worth the trouble? | ||
5 | 杀鸡何必要用牛刀呢 | 殺雞何必要用牛刀呢 | shā jī hé bì yào yòng niú dāo ne | sha1 ji1 he2 bi4 yao4 yong4 niu2 dao1 ne5 | don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut; de minimis non curat praetor (trivial matters are of no concern to a high official) | ||
6 | 怎么说呢 | 怎麼說呢 | zěn me shuō ne | zen3 me5 shuo1 ne5 | Why is that?; How come? |
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