How to say “we” in Chinese
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“We” in Chinese is 我们, wǒ men: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
我们 is read wǒ men: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 门 mén “door” hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “我们”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 我们. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们是学生wǒmenshìxuéshengWe’re students.
- 我们是朋友wǒmenshìpéngyouWe’re friends.
- 我们都是学生wǒmendōushìxuéshengWe're all students.
- 我们星期六下午见吧wǒmenxīngqīliùxiàwǔjiànbaLet's meet on Saturday afternoon.
- 我们晚上八点吃晚饭wǒmenwǎnshangbādiǎnchīwǎnfànWe have dinner at 8 p.m.
- 我们星期天上午十点见，好吗？wǒmenxīngqītiānshàngwǔshídiǎnjiàn,hǎomaLet's meet on Sunday at 10 a.m., OK?
More words from the lesson “We, you, they”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “we” in Chinese?
“We” in Chinese is 我们, pinyin wǒmen.
What does 我们 mean?
我们 (wǒmen) means “we”.
How do you write 我们?
我们 is 2 characters: 我 (wǒ) — I, me; 们 (men) — plural suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 我们?
我们 is read wǒmen. Tones: wǒ — third tone, men — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“we” in the lesson “We, you, they”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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