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Beginner Lesson 6.1 – Personal Pronouns

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Level Basic: Beginner Chinese Course Beginner Lesson 6.1 – Personal Pronouns

Personal Pronouns In Chinese

Learn how to say singular and plural Personal Pronouns in Chinese.

Singular Personal Pronouns You I He She in Chinese: 你我他她
Plural Personal Pronouns You We They in Chinese: 你们我们他们她们

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Grammar 1: Singular Personal Pronouns in Chinese You I He She · HSK 1

nǐ
你
you
(singular)

wǒ
我
I; me

tā
他
he; him

tā
她
she; her

Grammar 2: Plural Personal Pronouns in Chinese You We They · HSK 1

nǐmen
你们
you
(plural)

wǒmen
我们
we; us

tāmen
他们
they; them
(male; male + female)

tāmen
她们
they; them
(female)

Grammar 3: Plural Form in Chinese - Particle 们 · HSK 1

men 们 plural particle

们 is the Particle we use to express plural form in Chinese. It is pronounced in the Neutral Tone, and can be attached after a word that refers to people to indicate "more than one". It is mostly used after Personal Pronouns in Chinese. For example:

nǐmen
你们
you guys
wǒmen
我们
we; us

It can also be be used after some nouns that refers to people. For example:

lǎoshīmen
老师们
teachers
xuéshengmen
学生们
students
péngyoumen
朋友们
friends

It is rarely used after other nouns(eg. animals...) unless it is a rhetorical way to humanize them.

dà xióngmāomen
大熊猫们
the Giant Pandas
huār men
花儿们
the flowers

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Henry C Premium Student August 27, 2024 at 6:14 pm

他们/她们 and 你们 are a bit confusing sometimes. Using the example of being a dinner party with a group of people you may know sitting at different places around the room:

Is tāmen more like people who are far away (e.g., a table across from you with people you know) and nǐmen more like people that are a part of your group that are sitting in front of you? I.e, If I’m talking directly to the group of people, will I say, nǐmen.

老八 Guest November 3, 2022 at 3:36 am

羌笛何须怨杨柳，春风不度玉门关

SmartyBrains325 Premium Student September 11, 2022 at 3:30 pm

If Tā and Tā are gonna be men and women and that they sound the same,how do you know that it is man or women?

Ganael Schneider Premium Student June 18, 2023 at 3:50 am

context. or in writing they are different

Chineseman773 Premium Student March 3, 2022 at 11:46 pm

If we don’t feel comfortable or confident in speaking, but better at writing, how would we improve at speaking? I am not that good at speaking, and when I record myself, I have to think of the next word instead of saying it at a fast pace.