Chinese Conversation · Level 4
88 words
Chinese word
我们
Pronunciation
Pinyinwǒ men
Meaning
- pronounwe
Example
我们去吃饭吧。wǒ men qù chī fàn ba
Let's go eat.
More examples
我们在学校。wǒ men zài xué xiào
We are at school.
Core concept
The speaker joins one or more other people in a single group.
Common phrases
我们去wǒ men qù
We go
我们一起wǒ men yì qǐ
we are together
我们的wǒ men de
our
Similar words
你们nǐ men: Refers to two or more people being spoken to.
咱们zán men: A common spoken form for the speaker and listener together.
他们tā men: Refers to two or more people who are not the speaker.
Definition in Chinese
包括说话人在内的两人或更多人，用作第一人称复数代词。bāo kuò shuō huà rén zài nèi de liǎng rén huò gèng duō rén yòng zuò dì yì rén chēng fù shù dài cí
Word origin
我们 (wǒmen, "we") places the first-person word 我 (wǒ, "I") before 们 (men, "plural marker"), giving the idea of "I and others."
Usage tips
- In a group conversation, 我们 (wǒmen, "we") can speak for a team, family, or class, so it does not always include every listener.