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我們

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See also: 我们

Chinese

More information I; me, (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) ...

Pronunciation


Pronoun

我們

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Gan, Jin, Changsha Xiang) we; us
    我們朋友我们朋友   Wǒmen shì péngyǒu.   We are friends.
    我們不一樣 [MSC, trad.]
    我们不一样 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā gēn wǒmen bùyīyàng. [Pinyin]
    He is different to us.
    我們到時候再說 [MSC, trad.]
    我们到时候再说 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dàoshíhòu zàishuō ba. [Pinyin]
    Let's wait and see.
    我們汽車尾巴撞壞 [MSC, trad.]
    我们汽车尾巴撞坏 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
    The rear end of our car was smashed.
    最終我們自己討厭樣子 [MSC, trad.]
    最终我们自己讨厌样子 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuìzhōng wǒmen dōu huó chéng le zìjǐ tǎoyàn de yàngzi. [Pinyin]
    In the end we all lived to become people we despised.
  2. (academic writing) we; us (referring to the author(s) of the paper, even if the paper has only one author)

Usage notes

我們我们 (wǒmen) can be used in both formal or colloquial speech and can either include or exclude the person being spoken to. In Northern China, 我們我们 (wǒmen) is generally used in the exclusive sense while 咱們咱们 (zánmen) is used for the inclusive sense.

Synonyms

  • (self-reference of the writer(s)): 筆者笔者 (bǐzhě) (used in both academic and general writings)

Derived terms

  • 父母養我們小,我們養父母老 / 父母养我们小,我们养父母老

See also

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