Beginner Lesson 6.1 – Personal Pronouns

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

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

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