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你们

nǐmen

you (plural)

you (plural)
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Characters in this word

你 nǐ

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 尔 you
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

  • 你们是老师吗? Nǐmen shì lǎoshī ma? Are you teachers?
  • 你们去哪儿? Nǐmen qù nǎr? Where are you going?
  • 你们都是我的朋友。 Nǐmen dōu shì wǒ de péngyou. You are all my friends.
  • 你们的家在哪儿? Nǐmen de jiā zài nǎr? Where is your home?
  • 你们星期天做什么? Nǐmen xīngqītiān zuò shénme? What do you do on Sunday?
  • 你们几点上班? Nǐmen jǐ diǎn shàngbān? What time do you go to work?
  • 你们怎么了? Nǐmen zěnme le? What's wrong with you all?
  • 请你们说汉语。 Qǐng nǐmen shuō Hànyǔ. Please speak Chinese.
  • 你们看,下雨了! Nǐmen kàn, xiàyǔ le! Look, it's raining!
  • 他们都是你们的同学吗? Tāmen dōu shì nǐmen de tóngxué ma? Are they all your classmates?

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