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我們

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See also: 我们

Chinese

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I; me (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)
trad. (我們) 我 們
simp. (我们) 我 们
alternative forms 我ㄇ Taiwan slang

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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我們

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Gan, Jin, Changsha Xiang) we; us
    我們是朋友。/我们是朋友。  ―  Wǒmen shì péngyǒu.  ―  We are friends.
    他跟我們不一樣。 [MSC, trad.]
    他跟我们不一样。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā gēn wǒmen bùyīyàng. [Pinyin]
    He is different to us.
    我們到時候再說吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们到时候再说吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dàoshíhòu zàishuō ba. [Pinyin]
    Let's wait and see.
    我們的汽車尾巴被撞壞了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们的汽车尾巴被撞坏了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen de qìchē wěiba bèi zhuànghuài le. [Pinyin]
    The rear end of our car was smashed.
    最終我們都活成了自己討厭的樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
    最终我们都活成了自己讨厌的样子。 [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)
  3. (dialect) my
    我們家/我们家  ―  wǒmen jiā  ―  my home
  4. (dialect) my kid (casual reference to one's child in parent-to-parent conversations)

Usage notes

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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

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

Derived terms

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See also

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Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person — 我 (wǒ) 我們/我们 (wǒmen)
inclusive 咱們/咱们 (zánmen)
2nd person male/indefinite 你 (nǐ) 你們/你们 (nǐmen)
female 妳/你 (nǐ) 妳們/你们 (nǐmen)
deity 祢 (nǐ) 祢們/祢们 (nǐmen)
polite 您 (nín) 你們/你们 (nǐmen)
您們/您们 (nínmen)
3rd person male/indefinite 他 (tā) 他們/他们 (tāmen)
female 她 (tā) 她們/她们 (tāmen)
deity 祂 (tā) 祂們/祂们 (tāmen)
polite 怹 (tān) 他們/他们 (tāmen)
怹們/怹们 (tānmen)
animal 牠/它 (tā) 牠們/它们 (tāmen)
inanimate 它 (tā) 它們/它们 (tāmen)