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们 (mén) — plural for people

Pronoun / Noun (person) + 们 (men)

HSK 13.0

Pattern diagram

Who们

Rule structure

们 (men) attaches to personal pronouns (我们 (wǒ mén), 你们 (nǐ mén), 他们 (tā mén)) and to nouns for people (老师们 (lǎo shī mén), 同学们 (tóng xué mén)) to indicate a group. With nouns, 们 (mén) does not combine with a number and a measure word: say 三个老师 (sān gè lǎo shī), not 三个老师们 (sān gè lǎo shī mén). 们 (mén) is generally not used with inanimate objects.

Examples

我们都是学生。

Wǒmen dōu shì xuésheng.

We are all students.

同学们好！

Tóngxuémen hǎo!

Hello, students!

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Words from this rule

们

men

(plural marker)

我们

wǒmen

We, us

都

dōu

All, both

是

shì

To be, yes

学生

xuéshēng

Student

同学

tóngxué

Classmate

好

hǎo

Good, well

老师

lǎoshī

Teacher

来

lái

To come

了

le

Particle (completed action or change of state)

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “plural for people” in Chinese with 们?

Use the structure: Pronoun / Noun (person) + 们 (men). For example: 我们都是学生。 — “We are all students”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

我们都是学生。 — “We are all students”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 3.0 Level 1.

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