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嗯 en

um; hmm; uh-huh

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 5
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口恩 ⿰口恩

Memory hint: mouth

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  1. 嗯，我知道了。
    Ēn, wǒ zhīdào le.
    Hmm, I understand.
    hmm, I know (particle)
  2. 嗯？你说什么？
    Ēn? Nǐ shuō shénme?
    Huh? What did you say?
    huh, you say what (question)
  3. 嗯，我们明天再谈吧。
    Ēn, wǒmen míngtiān zài tán ba.
    Hmm, let's talk again tomorrow.
    hmm, we tomorrow again talk (suggestion)
  4. 他没说嗯，也没说别的。
    Tā méi shuō ēn, yě méi shuō bié de.
    He didn't say 'hmm', nor did he say anything else.
    he not say hmm, also not say other (particle)
  5. 开会时，他只是嗯了一声，没有别的表示。
    Kāihuì shí, tā zhǐshì ēn le yì shēng, méiyǒu bié de biǎoshì.
    During the meeting, he just said 'hmm' once, with no other response.
    hold-meeting time, he only hmm (particle) one sound, not-have other (particle) expression

Words with 嗯 (1)