我很好，你呢？(wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?) — "I'm fine, and you?" That single particle 呢 (ne) does double duty: it bounces a question back to someone and asks "what about...?" or "where is...?" without repeating the whole question. It's one of the most useful grammar patterns at HSK 1, and this live voice lesson trains you to say it naturally.
The structure is simple: place 呢 after a noun or pronoun. In 我很好，你呢？(wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?) — "I'm fine, and you?" — the 呢 turns 你 (nǐ, "you") into a follow-up question, saving you from restating the original sentence. The same particle works for missing objects: 我的书呢？(wǒ de shū ne?) — "Where's my book?" No extra question words needed — just name the thing and add 呢.
This is a live conversation lesson: you talk out loud with AI teacher Mei Lin in real time, not by typing. Over roughly 10 minutes, you'll practice both uses of 呢 — bouncing questions back with "and you?" and asking where something is. Mei Lin corrects your grammar and pronunciation in the flow of conversation and adapts to your level, so you get immediate feedback on your tones and sentence structure. The lesson targets this one grammar pattern, so you finish confident and ready to use it.
You can try the first lesson free — no credit card required to start talking. For more HSK 1 grammar, explore the HSK 1 lessons hub page. You can also practice another HSK 1 live lesson on completed actions with 了 (le) or another HSK 1 live lesson on asking how with 怎么 (zěnme). To reinforce your writing, use the free printable Chinese worksheet generator for handwriting practice.
呢 (ne) is a question particle placed after a noun or pronoun to ask "what about...?" or "where is...?" In the sentence 我很好，你呢？(wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?) — "I'm fine, and you?" — it bounces the question back without repeating the original. The same word in 我的书呢？(wǒ de shū ne?) means "Where's my book?"
You talk out loud with AI teacher Mei Lin for about 10 minutes, practicing both uses of 呢 in real conversation. Mei Lin corrects your grammar and pronunciation as you go and adapts to your level, so you get immediate feedback on your Follow-up and Deflection Questions and whether you're placing 呢 correctly.
Yes — 呢 works for missing objects as well. 我的书呢？(wǒ de shū ne?) means "Where's my book?" You simply name the object and add 呢, with no extra question words needed. This lesson covers both the "And You?" follow-up use and the "where is...?" use, so you can apply 呢 in either situation.