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ēn

uh-huh, hmm

Usage note

是语气词,表示思考、同意或回应。

ǹg shì yǔ qì cí, biǎo shì sī kǎo 、 tóng yì huò huí yìng。

Uh-huh is a particle used to show thinking, agreement, or response.

Context note

常出现在说话中,语气更自然。

ǹg cháng chū xiàn zài shuō huà zhōng, yǔ qì gèng zì rán。

Uh-huh often appears in speech and makes the tone more natural.

5 examples

,我知道了。
ǹg, wǒ zhī dào le。
Uh-huh, I know.
,好吧。
ǹg, hǎo ba。
Uh-huh, okay.
,你说得对。
ǹg, nǐ shuō dé duì。
Uh-huh, you are right.
,让我想想。
ǹg, ràng wǒ xiǎng xiǎng。
Hmm, let me think.
,可以。
ǹg, kě yǐ。
Uh-huh, okay.

5 mini stories

老师问我明白了吗,我说,明白了。
lǎo shī wèn wǒ míng bái le ma, wǒ shuō ǹg, míng bái le。
The teacher asked if I understood, and I said uh-huh, I understand.
,让我再看一遍。
ǹg, ràng wǒ zài kàn yí biàn。
Hmm, let me look again.
朋友问我去不去,我说,可以。
péng yǒu wèn wǒ qù bu qù, wǒ shuō ǹg, kě yǐ。
A friend asked if I would go, and I said uh-huh, okay.
我听到这个消息,先了一声。
wǒ tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī, xiān ǹg le yì shēng。
I heard this news and first said hmm.
,这个办法好像不错。
ǹg, zhè ge bàn fǎ hǎo xiàng bú cuò。
Hmm, this method seems pretty good.

Mini dialogue

嗯,好的

A
我们一起去图书馆吧?
Wǒ men yī qǐ qù tú shū guǎn ba?
Shall we go to the library together?
B
,好的。
Ēn, hǎo de.
Uh-huh, okay.

嗯,我懂了

A
这道题这样做,明白了吗?
Zhè dào tí zhè yàng zuò, míng bai le ma?
You do this question like this, understand?
B
,我懂了,谢谢老师。
Ēn, wǒ dǒng le, xiè xiè lǎo shī.
Hmm, I understand, thank you teacher.

Related words and contrasts

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ò
oh

shows understanding or realization

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hǎo
okay

used to agree or accept

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