ēn

Traditional: 恩

HSK 5
#810 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

yes, mm-hmm (affirmative sound)

Stroke order

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Examples

Mm-hmm, I understand.

Yes, okay.

He just said yes.

Mm, that's not a bad idea.

Mm, I agree with your view.

恩 (ēn) means yes, mm-hmm (affirmative sound). It is used as an interjection in everyday Mandarin speech.

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