Chinese
你們
nǐmen
you (plural); you all; you guys; you lot
- TOCFL 1
- 伱們
- 你们
- 伱们
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- characterChinese你 “you (the person spoken to or written to)”
- meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
- soundChinese尔 “you”
- characterChinese們 “Suffix indicating plural for pronouns, some animated nouns and personifications.”
- soundChinese門 “gate; door; entrance; opening; portal (Classifier: 扇 m mn; 道 m c; 度 c; 條／条 c; 隻／只 c; 片 mn)”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0