Chinese word

们

Pronunciation

Pinyinmen

Meaning

  • particlemore than one

Example

老师们在教室。lǎo shī men zài jiào shì

The teachers are in the classroom.

Illustration for 们 (more than one)

More examples

我们明天去学校。wǒ men míng tiān qù xué xiào

We are going to school tomorrow.

Core concept

A group-making tail attached to a word for a human being.

Common phrases

  • 我们wǒ men

    we

  • 你们nǐ men

    you all

  • 他们tā men

    they

Definition in Chinese

置于表示人的词之后以构成复数形式，表示多个人或集合。zhì yú biǎo shì rén de cí zhī hòu yǐ gòu chéng fù shù xíng shì biǎo shì duō gè rén huò jí hé

Word origin

The simplified form 们 (men, "plural marker") comes from traditional 們 (men, "plural marker"), and its use as an ending for human groups became established in modern Chinese.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English plural endings, this particle normally follows words for people rather than ordinary object nouns.

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