In a sentence
你的背包在这里，我的呢？
Nǐ de bēibāo zài zhèlǐ, wǒ de ne?
Your backpack is here. What about mine?
我的 stands for my backpack, and the context suggests a question about its location.
这个背包比我的轻。
Zhège bēibāo bǐ wǒ de qīng.
This backpack is lighter than mine.
我的 stands for “my backpack”; the repeated noun can be left out.
Grammar & reading
Ask “what about…?” with 呢
Keep a conversation moving without repeating the whole question. Use a short follow-up when the missing meaning is already clear.
Compare two things with 比
Say which route is shorter, which bag is lighter, or what feels different today.
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