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你们

nǐ men · ni men

Traditional 你們

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Meaning

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  1. you (plural)
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What are you two looking at?

  1. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    What are you two looking at?

  2. Qiqi

    在(zài)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)的(de)小狗(xiǎogǒu)。

    We're looking at a puppy on my phone.

  3. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)看(kàn)小狗(xiǎogǒu)，怎么(zěnme)不(bù)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)？

    You're looking at a puppy and didn't call me?

  4. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，来(lái)看吧(kànba)，它(tā)很(hěn)可爱(kěài)。

    Sorry, come and look, it's so cute.

  5. Liangliang

    这是(zhèshì)我的(wǒde)狗(gǒu)！你们(nǐmen)怎么(zěnme)有(yǒu)照片(zhàopiàn)？

    That's my dog! How do you have a photo?

  6. Qiqi

    是(shì)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)发(fā)给(gěi)我们(wǒmen)的(de)。

    You sent it to us yesterday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)你(nǐ)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)，我(wǒ)不(bù)相(xiāng)信(xìn)你(nǐ)们(men)。

I don't believe you, regardless what you say.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)们(men)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)前(qián)就(jiù)应(yīng)该(gāi)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)。

You should have completed it long ago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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你
nǐ

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín))

们
men

plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

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