咱
们

We or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) in Chinese: 咱们 (zán men)

zán men

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 咱們2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
  2. 2(dialect) I or me
  3. 3(dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you
  4. 4also pr. [zá men]

Stroke order

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咱
们

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄢˊ

zán

ㄗ/ zㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

˙ㄇㄣ

men

˙/ neutral toneㄇ/ mㄣ/ en

Simplified & traditional

咱们

Simplified

咱們

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 咱们点两瓶吧。

    zán men diǎn liǎng píng ba。

    Let's order two bottles.

  • 咱们穿马路吧。

    zán men chuān mǎ lù ba。

    Let's cross the street.

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Related words

们

men

plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

咱

zán

I or me

我们

wǒ men

we

你们

nǐ men

you (plural)

他们

tā men

they

她们

tā men

they

人们

rén men

people

它们

tā men

they (for inanimate objects)

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