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(wǒmen) - we, us in Mandarin

wǒmen

Traditional: 我們

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[wɔ˨˩˦ mən] HSK 1
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Translation

we, us

Word origin

A two-character pronoun, we or us. 我 (wǒ) 'I' plus the plural suffix 们 (men), which has the 亻 'person' radical with 门 (mén) as phonetic and marks human plurals.

Origin
compound
Root
我 (wǒ, 'I') + 们 (men, human plural suffix)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 我

Stroke order for 们

Examples

Let us go and eat together.

We have already waited for half an hour.

qiān

Our school has one thousand students.

We are all very tired.

Mum is cooking for us.

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