Writing
您 (nín) — how to say "you" in Chinese
您
You (polite, singular)
personal pronoun
How to use it
Doesn't change form: the same word is both subject and object.
您好吗？
nín hǎo ma
How are you?
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
Collocations
谢谢您
xièxie nín
thank you (polite)
您请坐
nín qǐng zuò
please have a seat
Examples
您可以进来坐一下吗？
Would you like to come in and sit for a while?
您好
Hello.
Mnemonic
[nín-] Ninja decided to spend the day being respectful 🤝. Putting on his mask, he saw the character 您 and remembered that it means "you" in a polite way. Ninja bowed and said 您, feeling courteous and honorable.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "you" in Chinese?
"you" in Chinese is 您 (nín).
您 meaning in English
您 (nín) means "You (polite, singular)".
How is 您 pronounced?
It is pronounced nín (written as nin). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "you" in Chinese characters?
It is written 您 and has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 您?
您 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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