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 ...?")
particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
(at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
particle indicating strong affirmation
zhe ne
comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
quite
rather
hé kǔ ne
why bother?
is it worth the trouble?
nèi
neon Ne (chemistry) (now written 氖[nai3])
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
shā jī hé bì yào yòng niú dāo ne
don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
de minimis non curat praetor (trivial matters are of no concern to a high official)
guǎn tā ne
don’t worry about (it, him etc)
doesn’t matter
whatever
anyway
nè nè
(of speech) indistinct
mumbling
hesitating
Sū lì nán
Suriname, NE of South America (Tw)
Gài yà nà
Guyana, NE of South America (Tw)
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