Chinese word dictionary

呢喃细语

ní nán xì yǔ · whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring

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Simplified呢喃细语

Traditional呢喃細語

Pinyinní nán xì yǔ

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

呢né, ne

wool; interrogative or emphatic final particle

喃nán

to chatter, to keep talking; to mumble

细xì

fine, detailed; slender, thin

语yǔ

words, language; saying, expression

How to learn 呢喃细语

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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汉语Hànyǔ

Chinese language

呢ne

(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech

外语wàiyǔ

foreign language; CL:門|门[men2]

语言yǔyán

language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]

词语cíyǔ

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression

口语kǒuyǔ

colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2]