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你

nǐ · ni

Traditional 妳

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Meaning

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nǐ 你

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

nǐ 妳

  1. you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
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Where is my phone?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, have you seen my phone?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is in your hand?

  3. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)用(yòng)它(tā)给(gěi)你(nǐ)发(fā)了(le)消息(xiāoxi)。

    Ah! I just used it to message you.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)了(le)。你(nǐ)说(shuō)：“我(wǒ)找不到(zhǎobudào)手机(shǒujī)”。

    I saw it. You wrote: "I cannot find my phone".

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)是不是(shìbùshì)很(hěn)聪明(cōngming)？

    See, aren't I smart?

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)要(yào)怎(zěn)么(me)去(qù)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)吗(ma)?

Can you tell me how to get to the train station?

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by Joseph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

湖(hú)上(shàng)的(de)冰(bīng)太(tài)薄(báo)了(le)，承(chéng)受(shòu)不(bu)了(liǎo)你(nǐ)的(de)重(zhòng)量(liàng)。

The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.

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

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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