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你

HSK 1Character · Pronoun

you; anyone; one

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

pronoun

you (singular); sometimes used for a group/plural in formal writing

In official or formal documents, it is often attached to a noun to mean 'your [institution]' (e.g., 你校 - your school).

Nǐ你
hǎo好
 ,
qǐng请
wèn问
nǐ你
jiào叫
shén什
me么
míng名
zì字
 ?

Hello, may I ask what your name is?

Wǒ我
míng明
tiān天
huì会
bǎ把
shū书
dài带
gěi给
nǐ你
 。

I will bring the book to you tomorrow.

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Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
zhǐ只
yǒu有
nǐ你
néng能
jiě解
jué决
 。

Only you can solve this problem.

Qǐng请
nǐ你
xiào校
jǐn尽
kuài快
luò落
shí实
xiāng相
guān关
tōng通
zhī知
 。

Please have your school implement the relevant notification as soon as possible.

Cǐ此
wén文
jiàn件
yǐ已
sòng送
dá达
nǐ你
jú局
 ,
qǐng请
chá查
shōu收
 。

This document has been delivered to your bureau; please check for it.

2.

pronoun

one; anyone; people in general

Used to generalize a statement to apply to anyone. Sometimes refers to the speaker ('I') in specific contexts. When used with 'wo' or 'ta', it indicates alternation or distribution.

Zài在
zhè这
zhǒng种
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
 ,
nǐ你
bù不
dé得
bù不
bǎo保
chí持
lěng冷
jìng静
 。

In this situation, you (one) have to keep calm.

Zhǐ只
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
 ,
nǐ你
yī一
dìng定
néng能
chéng成
gōng功
 。

As long as you work hard, you will definitely succeed.

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Tā他
de的
cái才
xué学
jiào叫
nǐ你
bù不
dé得
bù不
pèi佩
fú服
 。

His talent makes you (one) have to admire him.

Nǐ你
kàn看
kan看
wǒ我
 ,
wǒ我
kàn看
kan看
nǐ你
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
bù不
shuō说
huà话
 。

You look at me, I look at you, and no one speaks.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
yī一
tiáo条
yī一
tiáo条
de地
kàn看
 ,
nǐ你
yī一
tiáo条
 ,
wǒ我
yī一
tiáo条
 。

We need to look at them one by one; you take one, I take one.