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们

men

plural suffix for pronouns and people

HSK 1 · Topic “Hello” Particles & suffixes
plural suffix for pronouns and people
Memory picture

Character

们 men

Strokes
5
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 门 gate, door, entrance, opening
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们都是学生。 Wǒmen dōu shì xuésheng. We are all students.
  • 同学们好! Tóngxuémen hǎo! Hello, everyone!
  • 他们是我朋友。 Tāmen shì wǒ péngyou. They are my friends.
  • 孩子们在吃饭。 Háizimen zài chīfàn. The children are eating.
  • 你们好吗? Nǐmen hǎo ma? How are you all?
  • 他们都去哪儿了? Tāmen dōu qù nǎr le? Where did they all go?
  • 老师们都很忙。 Lǎoshīmen dōu hěn máng. The teachers are all very busy.
  • 她们是我的朋友。 Tāmen shì wǒ de péngyou. They're my friends.
  • 你的朋友们呢? Nǐ de péngyoumen ne? And where are your friends?
  • 我们一起去看电影吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ba. Let's go see a movie together.

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