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Hugh Grigg 2010 12 15

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The particle (ne) is pretty versatile in
translation:
Mandarin Chinese. It can mark queries, Spring
continuation, *contrast * and equation. Using Drifting on
this particle correctly is an easy way to sound Ruoye Creek,
by Qiwu Qian
much more native and fluent. As it’s so
common, understanding its use is often helpful
in listening and reading. 163

This article explains four ways to use , and translation:

also when and why to use . Sima General
Song, by Li Bai

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When used in this way, it often appears in

sentences with (hái), (háizài) or
lyrics
translation:
(zhèngzài). When used with or , it
Where Has the
expresses persistence (which is most often Time Gone?
expressed by ‘still’ in English).

Examples: A "Chinese"
puzzle sent to
(Tā háizài wūzi lǐ ne.): me by a
reader:
‘He is still in the room.’
(Wǒ zhèngzài kànshū ...
ne): ‘I’m reading.’

Book review:
for contrast Tuttle Reading
and Writing
Chinese
can be used to highlight contrast between
things. The thing being compared should have
been established previously, and indicates '
that something is different to it.
translation:
Examples: Lyrics for
Wandering in
[But he didn’t before.] the Palace I,
by Li Bai (
[But that other one is not.] )'

for equation or
likening

There are a few ways to describe this use of : Learn

equation, likening, comparison etc. The point Chinese
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is that can be used to indicate that one thing

with
is like another, or possesses the same quality,
and that this information is interesting or Chinese
surprising. Boost
Examples:

(Yǒu fángzi dà ne.): ‘It’s as

big as a house.’
(Yǒu liǎngbái mǐ ne): ‘…as
much as two hundred metres.’

When to use

Looking at the examples on this page, you

might notice that a lot of them are
grammatical, valid sentences without . So
when and why should you use it?

’s ultimate function, and what links the four

uses listed here, is that it is used to mark a
response to someone’s previous statement or
expectation. It draws attention to what the
speaker is saying as something that should be
of interest to the listener.

This can be used to mark agreement or

contradiction with the listener’s view. The
important thing is that it marks something
related to the listener’s view or what they have
just said.

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