Learn Chinese for Free - Lesson 11
Today's Chinese character:
们
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Characters' Essentials
们
- | Used to show plural number: 1. after a personal pronoun; 2. after a noun that refers to people ATTENTION: It's not used when the noun is preceded by a numeral or an intensifier |
Description and Examples
Word
我们
We, us
Word
你们
You (plural)
Word
他们
They, them (men or men and women)
Word
她们
They, them (women)
Word
它们
They, them (things)
们 is used only after a personal pronoun or a noun that refers to people. Anyway, don't use it if the plural number is clearly stated.
Examples
This is correct: 老师们爱我 Teachers love me
This is WRONG: 三个老师们爱我
This is correct: 三个老师爱我 Three teachers love me
How to say: The two of you 你们两个人 |
Exercise
Translate these phrases:
The three of you
The two of us
The four of them
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Characters' Details
Chinese Character 28 of 1000
appearance score: # 13
frequency: 0.6045626%
- | (Used to show plural number: 1. after a personal pronoun; 2. after a noun that refers to people ATTENTION: It's not used when the noun is preceded by a numeral or an intensifier) |
This character has a different traditional version.
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