we; us; (informally) I/me
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplespronoun
we; us
neutralStandard first-person plural pronoun. In northern Mandarin, 我们 (wǒmen) and 咱们 (zánmen) are distinguished (咱们 includes the listener, 我们 may or may not). In the south and in formal contexts, 我们 is used for all inclusive/exclusive situations.
Wǒ我
men们
shì是
xué学
shēng生
。
We are students.
Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
huí回
dá答
wèn问
tí题
。
The teacher asked us to answer the question.
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Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
jiā家
。
This is our home.
Wǒ我
men们
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
ba吧
。
Let's go together.
pronoun
I; me (used informally by speaker to refer to self)
informalUsed in modest or informal speech to soften the tone, or in contexts like editorials, speeches, or academic papers where the author refers to themselves.
Wǒ我
men们
rèn认
wéi为
zhè这
ge个
guān观
diǎn点
zhí值
dé得
shāng商
què榷
。
We (I) believe this viewpoint is debatable.
Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
wǒ我
men们
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
xiǎng想
xiang想
。
I need to think carefully about this problem.
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Zài在
wǒ我
men们
de的
yán研
jiū究
zhōng中
……
In our (my) research…