Wednesday 24 June 2015

们 (plural suffix for personal nouns/pronouns)

们 


Pinyin: men

Meaning: a suffix added at the end of a personal noun/pronoun to form the plural form of that noun/pronoun.

Examples: 我们 (wo3men, we/us), 你们 (ni3men, you (plural)), 他们 (ta1men, they/them), 朋友们 (peng2you3men, friends), 孩子们 (hai2zimen, children)

[Note: 们 is often omitted from the plural form of personal nouns and is usually only added for emphasis, eg. when addressing a group of people.]

Number of strokes: 5

HSK level: 1

Radicals:  (person) radical

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