我们/我們 wǒmen — we, us

Meanings

1. 1

   we, us

   The first-person plural, formed from 我 plus the plural suffix 们. Northern speech also has 咱们, which always includes the listener; 我们 may or may not.

   pronoun

Character breakdown

• 我

  wǒ (third tone, dipping)

  I, me; my

  7 strokesRadical 戈
• 们/們

  men (neutral tone)

  the plural suffix for pronouns and for nouns denoting people: 我们, 你们, 他们, 朋友们

  5 strokes⿰亻门Radical 人

Example sentences

• 我们都是学生。/我們都是學生。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) dōu (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) xuésheng. (second tone, rising)···

  We’re all students.

• 我们下午去商店，好吗？/我們下午去商店，好嗎？Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) xiàwǔ (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) shāngdiàn, (first tone, high and level) hǎo (third tone, dipping) ma? (neutral tone)···

  Shall we go to the shops this afternoon?

Similar words

Words containing 我

• 我wǒ (third tone, dipping)I, me
• 自我zì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping)self-

Words containing 们

• 们/們men (neutral tone)plural suffix for pronouns and words for people
• 他们/他們tā (first tone, high and level) men (neutral tone)they
• 你们/你們nǐ (third tone, dipping) men (neutral tone)you (plural)
• 人们/人們rén (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)people
• 它们/它們tā (first tone, high and level) men (neutral tone)they (for inanimate objects)
• 她们/她們tā (first tone, high and level) men (neutral tone)they
• 咱们/咱們zán (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)