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ne 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 ...?\) 5 definitions ní woolen material

Definitions

  1. 1. woolen material

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祕訣 呢 ?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13112167)

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Words Containing 呢

制服呢
zhì fú ní

tweed cloth (used for military uniforms etc)

呢呢
ní ní

garrulous

呢呢痴痴
ní ní chī chī

docile

呢喃
ní nán

(onom.) twittering of birds

呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ

whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring

呢子
ní zi

woolen cloth

唵嘛呢叭咪吽
ǎn má ní bā mī hōng

om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)

怎么说呢
zěn me shuō ne

Why is that?

斜纹软呢
xié wén ruǎn ní

tweed

格子呢
gé zi ní

tartan

格子花呢
gé zi huā ní

tartan

管他呢
guǎn tā ne

don’t worry about (it, him etc)

台面呢
tái miàn ní

baize

花呢
huā ní

tweed

华达呢
huá dá ní

gabardine (loanword)

着呢
zhe ne

comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree

软呢
ruǎn ní

tweed

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