Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 14
你呢What about you?
Ask "and you?" with 呢, make a suggestion with 吧, and say you know or don't know.
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你呢— What about you?
- 马小明我是中国人. 你呢, 大山?I'm Chinese. And you, Dashan?
- 大山我是外国人. 谢小文呢?I'm a foreigner. And Xie Xiaowen?
- 谢小文我也是中国人. 高老师呢?I'm Chinese too. And Teacher Gao?
- 高老师我也是中国人.I'm Chinese too.
- 大山我们都认识了!We've all met!
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你知道吗— Do you know?
- 大山马小明, 你知道高老师在哪儿吗?Ma Xiaoming, do you know where Teacher Gao is?
- 马小明我不知道. 谢小文也不知道吧.I don't know. Xie Xiaowen probably doesn't either.
- 谢小文我知道了! 高老师在家.I know now! Teacher Gao is at home.
- 大山太好了! 我们去她家吧.Great! Let's go to her place.
- 马小明别人家? 不太好吧?Someone else's home? Not really polite?
- 大山是的. 我们就在这儿吧.You're right. Let's just stay here.
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- 呢
particle(particle: what about...?)
- 吧
particle(particle: suggestion / probability)
- 了
particle(particle: change of state)
- 还有
expressionalso; additionally
- 就
adverbjust
- 别的
pronounother; different
- 别人
nounother people
- 知道
verbto know (a fact)
- 高兴
adjectivehappy; pleased
- 用
verbto use
- 一些
pronounsome; a few
- 在家
phraseat home
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- 知
(in 知道 = know)
知道 zhīdào — to know (a fact)- 道
(in 知道); way
知道 zhīdào — to know (a fact)道歉 dàoqiàn — apologize味道 wèidao — taste; flavor- 吧
(particle: suggestion)
- 别
other (in 别人 / 别的)
别的 biéde — other; different别人 biérén — other people特别 tèbié — especially; particularly; very- 就
right then; immediately (in 就要)
就要 jiù yào — about to (formal pair with 快要)一…就… yī…jiù… — as soon as
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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ma(yes/no question particle)Writing
ne(particle: what about?)Writing
ba(particle: suggestion)Writing
le(particle: change of state)Writing
One of the most utility-rich particles in Chinese. Marks completion / change-of-state. 我吃了 = "I ate" or "I've eaten." 太好了! = "wonderful!"
zhī(in 知道 = know)Recognition
dào(in 知道); wayRecognition
xìng(in 高兴)Recognition
biéother (in 别人 / 别的)Recognition
yònguseRecognition
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Sentence-final particles — 吗 / 呢 / 吧 / 了
Explanation
Four common sentence-final particles: (1) 吗 — yes/no question marker. 你是学生吗? (2) 呢 — "and what about X?" follow-up. 我是学生, 你呢? (3) 吧 — suggestion / supposition. 我们走吧 ("let's go"); 你是中国人吧 ("you're Chinese, right?"). (4) 了 — change of state / completion. 我吃了 ("I ate / done eating"); 太好了! ("excellent!"). KEY: don't double-stack — *你呢吗 is wrong; X 呢 is already a question.
Examples
- 你是学生吗?Are you a student?
- 我是学生. 你呢?I'm a student. And you?
- 我们去吃饭吧.Let's go eat.
- 太好了! 我吃了.Excellent! I'm done eating.
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你知道 + a question + 吗
Explanation
To ask whether someone knows something, put the question after 你知道 and add 吗 at the end: 你知道高老师在哪儿吗? (Do you know where Teacher Gao is?). The word order of the question stays the same. Answer with 知道 or 不知道.
Examples
- 你知道高老师在哪儿吗?Do you know where Teacher Gao is?
- 你知道他是谁吗?Do you know who he is?
- 我不知道这是什么.I don't know what this is.
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