你呢 (nei5 ne1 | ni3 ne5) : you (in a question form); you

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你呢

nei5 ne1

ni3 ne5

you (in a question form); you :

[1] you (in a question form): it is equivalent to "you?", if it's used as a single sentence question alone, or if it marked the end of a question.

[2] you: "呢" serves as a modal particle. Mostly followed by a short pause or a comma before the rest of the sentence.

你呢 turned into "nei5 nei1: you this..." if it's followed by a classifier and/or a noun.
e.g.你呢隻手 [this hand of you(rs)]; 你呢種性格 [This type of personality of you(rs)/ your (this-specific) personality]

Level: 2
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

你呢

This word has been viewed 6237 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by kath on 24th Dec 2009 11:24 and last edited on 24th Dec 2009 11:54

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Characters in this word:

你 nei5 - you
呢 ni1 ne1 nei1 nei4 - final particle; [粵] this

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你呢條計好陰濕。粵
Your plot is very wicked.

見你咁有誠意我就勉為其難原諒你呢次！粵
Since you’re so sincere, I’ll reluctantly forgive you just this once!

我未試過對我老婆唔住，你呢？粵
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you? [Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you?
[whether it means "cannot face to/cannot confront with" or "sorry",to 對唔住 someone you're romantically involved,it mostly refers to you "cheat". Otherwise, it can means you did something that disappointed the other or you let someone down.]

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