吗（ma）and 呢（ne）are most commonly used general question (also called yes or no question) particles in Chinese.
吗
A declarative sentence can be changed into a yes-no question by adding the question particle “吗” at the end of it.
e.g.
你好。（Nǐ hǎo.） à 你好吗？（Nǐ hǎo ma?）
你忙。（Nǐ máng.）à 你忙吗？（Nǐ máng ma?）
他喝水。（Tā hē shuǐ.） à 他喝水吗？（Tā hē shuǐ ma?）
呢
呢 is mostly used to turn statements into queries (among other things). It`s used to ask the situation mentioned previously, which indicates “How about……?” ”What about……?”.
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吗（ma）and 呢（ne）are most commonly used general question (also called yes or no question) particles in Chinese.
吗
A declarative sentence can be changed into a yes-no question by adding the question particle “吗” at the end of it.
e.g.
你好。（Nǐ hǎo.） à 你好吗？（Nǐ hǎo ma?）
你忙。（Nǐ máng.）à 你忙吗？（Nǐ máng ma?）
他喝水。（Tā hē shuǐ.） à 他喝水吗？（Tā hē shuǐ ma?）
呢
呢 is mostly used to turn statements into queries (among other things). It`s used to ask the situation mentioned previously, which indicates “How about……?” ”What about……?”.
e.g.
我很好，你呢？（Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?）
I`m very good, and you?
你的书在这儿，我的呢？（Nǐ de shū zài zhèr, wǒ de ne?）
Your books are here, what about mine?
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