Chinese word

你们

Pronunciation

Pinyinnǐ men

Meaning

  • pronounyou

Example

你们吃了吗？nǐ men chī le ma

Have you eaten yet?

Illustration for 你们 (you)

More examples

你们是谁？nǐ men shì shuí

Who are you?

Core concept

A direct address that gathers two or more listeners under one word.

Common phrases

  • 你们的老师nǐ men de lǎo shī

    your teacher

  • 你们好nǐ men hǎo

    hello everyone

Similar words

你nǐ: Refers directly to one person being spoken to.
我们wǒ men: Refers to the speaker together with other people as a group.
大家dà jiā: Calls on all the people gathered together.

Definition in Chinese

用于称呼两个或两个以上的人，作为第二人称复数代词。yòng yú chēng hū liǎng gè huò liǎng gè yǐ shàng de rén zuò wéi dì èr rén chēng fù shù dài cí

Word origin

The word is built from 你 (nǐ, "you") and 们 (men, "plural marker"), so its form connects a second-person reference with plurality.

Usage tips

  • In a classroom, English often needs context to show that you refers to several classmates, while Chinese marks that meaning in the pronoun.

Other meanings

  • you guyspronoun

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