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The character 咱 combines the mouth radical 口 on the left with the self component 自 on the right, which provides its phonetic value. The mouth radical signals its nature as a spoken form, a colloquial pronoun or particle. Arising relatively late in the language's development, it functions as a first-person pronoun with a key semantic nuance: it typically denotes the inclusive "we" or "us", encompassing both speaker and listener. In some dialects, it can also serve as a singular "I". Its use is confined to informal, spoken contexts, distinguishing it from pronouns used in formal written registers.
Example Sentences Hide
咱们是好朋友。
咱们去公园玩。
咱们今天吃饺子。
咱们一起学习中文。
咱们明天去看电影吧。
咱们得赶紧完成作业。
咱们公司今年业绩很好。
咱们要是早点出发，就不会迟到了。