Kilo Lingo

(nǐmen) - you (plural) in Mandarin

nǐmen

Traditional: 你們

Line drawing of 你们
Coloured illustration of 你们
[ni˨˩˦ mən] HSK 1
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Translation

you (plural)

Word origin

你们 (nǐmen) 'you (plural)' joins 你 'you' with the plural suffix 们, here written with neutral-tone pinyin. 你 is 亻'person' plus phonetic 尔; 们 is the person radical plus phonetic 门.

Origin
compound
Root
你 (you) + 们 (plural suffix)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 你

Stroke order for 们

Examples

You are all here, that is great!

Where do you all want to go for dinner?

You all do your work very well.

What would you all like to drink?

Do you all have class tomorrow?

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