们

們
men
亻 + 门
HSK 3.0Level 1

Definitions

men (particle) plural marker for pronouns and personal nouns

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 门 represents the sound.

Semantic: 亻 Phonetic: 门

About

们 is exclusively a plural marker for personal pronouns and human nouns (such as 我们, 你们, and 他们), indicating a group without specifying an exact number. It cannot be combined with numbers or specific quantity expressions. The character is a phono-semantic compound: the left radical 亻 'person' gives the meaning, and the right component 门 (simplified, traditional 門) 'door' provides the pronunciation. As a grammatical suffix rather than an independent semantic unit, it always carries a neutral tone in standard Chinese.

Example Sentences Hide

我们回家了。

Wǒmen huí jiā le.

We went home.

你们去学校吗？

Nǐmen qù xuéxiào ma?

Are you all going to school?

他们是我的朋友。

Tāmen shì wǒ de péngyǒu.

They are my friends.

孩子们在公园玩。

Háizimen zài gōngyuán wán.

The children are playing in the park.

人们都喜欢这个地方。

Rénmen dōu xǐhuān zhège dìfāng.

People all like this place.

我们应该帮助需要帮助的人们。

Wǒmen yīnggāi bāngzhù xūyào bāngzhù de rénmen.

We should help people in need.

老师们正在讨论新的教学方法。

Lǎoshīmen zhèngzài tǎolùn xīn de jiàoxué fāngfǎ.

The teachers are discussing new teaching methods.

当我们相遇时，我们都笑了。

Dāng wǒmen xiāngyù shí, wǒmen dōu xiào le.

When we met, we all smiled.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

他 你 作 但 使 体 什 代 信 化 位 任 何 做

Component: 门

间 问 门 闻 闪 闭 闹 阅 闲 阔 阁 闷 闯 阐

Example Words

你们 我们 人们 他们 她们 亲们 咱们 哥们 哥们儿 图们 姐们 姐们儿 娘儿们 孩子们 它们 弟兄们 爷们 爷们儿 铁哥们 铁哥们儿 阿们