你呢

nǐ ne
Meaning: and you?

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你呢 (nǐ ne)

'你呢' is a common conversational phrase meaning 'and you?' or 'what about you?'. It consists of the second-person pronoun 你 (nǐ, 'you') and the sentence-final particle 呢 (ne), which softens the tone and signals continuation or contrast in dialogue. Unlike a full question, it doesn’t require a verb or subject—it’s used to pivot the focus back to the listener after making a statement about oneself or someone else.

This phrase appears frequently in casual spoken Chinese, especially during friendly exchanges about preferences, states, plans, or feelings. It implies shared context: if you say 'I’m tired,' adding '你呢?' invites the other person to share their similar experience. It’s rarely used in formal writing and never stands alone as a complete sentence—it always follows a prior clause or implied topic.

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