你觉得呢？
nǐ juéde ne?
In Chinese, 'what do you think?' is expressed as 你觉得呢？ (nǐ juéde ne?)
This phrase is used to ask for someone's opinion or perspective on a particular matter. The particle 呢 at the end of the phrase functions to soften the tone and turn the statement into a conversational question.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 你 (you), 觉得 (to feel/think) and 呢 (a particle used to form a question or indicate a continuing state).
Which one should you use?
While 你觉得呢？ is a concise way to ask 'what do you think?', the form 你觉得怎么样？ specifically asks 'how' someone feels about a situation or how something is.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the question more polite and respectful when addressing elders or superiors, you can replace 你 with 您 to say 您觉得呢？
How do you pronounce it?
nǐ juéde ne?
Did you know?
- In high-stakes business negotiations, Chinese speakers may avoid asking 你觉得呢？ directly to prevent the other party from losing 'face' if their opinion differs from the leader's.
- In some dialects, people use the word 怎么看 (how do you look at it) instead of 觉得 to ask for a more analytical or objective perspective.
- The verb 觉得 literally means 'to feel', implying that opinions in Chinese are often treated as physical or intuitive sensations rather than purely logical conclusions.
Examples in context
- 这件衣服很漂亮，你觉得呢？Zhè jiàn yīfú hěn piàoliang, nǐ juéde ne?This piece of clothing is very pretty, what do you think?
- 我们明天去爬山，你觉得呢？Wǒmen míngtiān qù páshān, nǐ juéde ne?We are going hiking tomorrow, what do you think?
- 这家餐厅的味道不错，你觉得呢？Zhè jiā cāntīng de wèidào bùcuò, nǐ juéde ne?The food at this restaurant is not bad, what do you think?
Example conversation
浩然 and 雨婷 are discussing which movie to watch.
- 浩然 Haoran这部电影很有名，你觉得呢？Zhè bù diànyǐng hěn yǒumíng, nǐ juéde ne?This movie is very famous, what do you think?
- 雨婷 Yuting我觉得可以看看。Wǒ juéde kěyǐ kànkan.I think we can watch it.
- 浩然 Haoran那我们七点去电影院？Nà wǒmen qī diǎn qù diànyǐngyuàn?Then shall we go to the cinema at seven?
- 雨婷 Yuting好啊，没问题。Hǎo a, méi wèntí.Okay, no problem.
