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The particle 呢 (1): “And you?”
From the lesson “I have two children”
Structure
A……，B 呢？
本课“呢”在句末，表示疑问，询问上文提到的情况。基本结构：A……，B呢？ After saying something about A, put 呢 after B to ask the same thing about B: 我有两个哥哥，你呢？ = I have two elder brothers. And you?
Examples
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我有两个哥哥，你呢？
Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè gēge, nǐ ne?
I have two elder brothers. And you?
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我叫白家月，你呢？
Wǒ jiào Bái Jiāyuè, nǐ ne?
My name is Bai Jiayue. And you?
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我是中国人，你呢？
Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén, nǐ ne?
I'm Chinese. And you?