咱們
See also: 咱们 and 偺們
Chinese
we (incl.) | (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) | ||
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trad. (咱們/喒們/偺們) | 咱/喒/偺 | 們 | |
simp. (咱们) | 咱 | 们 |
Pronunciation
Pronoun
咱們
- (inclusive) we; us
- 哇,雨停了!咱們出去玩吧! [MSC, trad.]
- Wa, yǔ tíng le! Zánmen chūqù wán ba! [Pinyin]
- Wow, the rain stopped! Let's go out and play!
哇,雨停了!咱们出去玩吧! [MSC, simp.]- 我媽說咱們倆不合適。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wǒ mā shuō zánmen liǎ bù héshì. [Pinyin]
- My mum said the two of us are not right for each other.
我妈说咱们俩不合适。 [MSC, simp.]- 他是咱們村裡讀書最多的人。 [MSC, trad.]
- Tā shì zánmen cūn lǐ dúshū zuì duō de rén. [Pinyin]
- He has read the most books out of anyone in our village.
他是咱们村里读书最多的人。 [MSC, simp.]
- 咱們若說出來,把咱們釘鐐收監,還不定把咱們剮了呢? [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1890, 《續小五義》, chapter 23
- Zánmen ruò shuō chūlái, bǎ zánmen dìngliào shōujiān, hái bùdìng bǎ zánmen guǎ le ne? [Pinyin]
- If we tell him, what if he shackles us up and put us in prison, and even cut us up into pieces?
咱们若说出来,把咱们钉镣收监,还不定把咱们剐了呢? [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- 匈奴以為咱們是要引他們過來,一定不敢打咱們。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2002, 林汉达 et al. (editor), 《新版上下五千年》, volume 1, page 314
- Xiōngnú yǐwèi zánmen shì yào yǐn tāmen guòlái, yīdìng bùgǎn dǎ zánmen. [Pinyin]
- The Xiongnu think we wanted to entice them to come; they won't dare attack us.
匈奴以为咱们是要引他们过来,一定不敢打咱们。 [MSC, simp.]
Usage notes
咱們/咱们 (zánmen) is mostly used in Northern China. Unlike 我們/我们 (wǒmen) that can either include or exclude the person spoken to, 咱們/咱们 (zánmen) always includes the person spoken to. Furthermore, 咱們/咱们 (zánmen) tends to convey a sense of intimacy between the interlocutors.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 咱們 (“we; us (inclusive)”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 咱們, 你我 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 咱們, 咱1 |
Taiwan | 我們 † | |
Langfang | 咱們 | |
Tangshan | 咱們 | |
Cangzhou | 咱們 | |
Baoding | 咱們 | |
Shijiazhuang | 咱們 | |
Daming | 咱 | |
Ulanhot | 咱們 | |
Tongliao | 咱們 | |
Chifeng | 咱們 | |
Bayanhot | 咱們 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 咱們 | |
Harbin | 咱們 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 咱1 | |
Jinan | 咱們, 咱1, 咱這夥 | |
Luoyang | 咱們 | |
Wanrong | 咱底, 咱1 | |
Xi'an | 咱1, 咱的 | |
Dingbian | 咱們 | |
Yinchuan | 咱們 | |
Ürümqi | 咱們 | |
Wuhan | 我們 † | |
Chengdu | 我們 † | |
Guiyang | 我們 † | |
Guilin | 我們 † | |
Xuzhou | 咱1 | |
Yangzhou | 我們 †, 們 † | |
Nanjing | 我們 † | |
Hefei | 我們 † | |
Malaysia | 我們 † | |
Singapore | 我們 † | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 我哋 † |
Hong Kong | 我哋 † | |
Macau | 我哋 † | |
Taishan | 我 † | |
Dongguan | 我哋 † | |
Yangjiang | 偔 † | |
Baise | 我哋 † | |
Qinzhou | 我哋 † | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 我哋 † | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 我哋 † | |
Gan | Nanchang | 我個裡 †, 我等 †, 我們 † |
Pingxiang | 巷滕 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 𠊎等人 †, 𠊎等 †, 齊儕 |
Xingning | 𠊎齊家 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 𠊎俚 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 𠊎俚 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 𠊎俚 | |
Changting | 𠊎等人 | |
Wuping | 𠊎嫩人 † | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 𠊎等人 †, 𠊎兜 † | |
Liancheng | 𠊎大沙 | |
Ninghua | 𠊎人 † | |
Yudu | 𠊎尼 | |
Ruijin | 𠊎班 | |
Shicheng | 𠊎人 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 𠊎子人 † | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆俚, 𫣆 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 𠊎等 †, 𠊎等人 † | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 𫣆俚, 吾俚, 𠊎俚, 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 𫣆等, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 𫣆兜, 𫣆這兜, 𫣆俚 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 𫣆人, 𫣆 | |
Bobai (Shahe) | 𠊎人 † | |
Bobai (Lingping) | 𠊎哋 †, 𠊎啲人 † | |
Bobai (Lingjiao) | 𠊎人 † | |
Kuching (Hepo) | 我儕 † | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 咱們, 咱1 |
Xinzhou | 咱們, 咱1 | |
Taibus (Baochang) | 咱們 | |
Linhe | 咱們 | |
Jining | 咱們 | |
Hohhot | 咱們 | |
Baotou | 咱們 | |
Dongsheng | 咱們 | |
Haibowan | 咱們 | |
Zhangjiakou | 咱們 | |
Handan | 咱都 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 俺夥人, 俺人, 俺 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 儂家各儂, 儂家儂, 儂家 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 咱3, 咱儂 |
Quanzhou | 咱3, 咱儂 | |
Zhangzhou | 咱3, 咱儂 | |
Zhangpu | 咱3 | |
Dongshan | 咱3 | |
Tainan | 咱3 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 咱3, 咱儂 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 咱3, 咱儂 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 咱3 | |
Longyan | 咱儂, 咱3 | |
Zhangping | 咱儂 | |
Zhangping (Yongfu) | 咱儂 | |
Datian | 那夥 | |
Chaozhou | 咱3 | |
Shantou | 咱3 | |
Jieyang | 咱3 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 咱3 | |
Pontianak (Teochew) | 咱3 | |
Leizhou | 咱3, 咱阿眾 | |
Wenchang | 咱儂, 咱3 | |
Haikou | 咱儂, 咱3 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 咱3 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 我哋 † |
Wu | Shanghai | 阿拉 †, 我伲 †, 伲 † |
Suzhou | 伲 † | |
Danyang | 我己 † | |
Ningbo | 阿拉 † | |
Wenzhou | 卬你, 卬你倈 | |
Jinhua | 我自浪, 我匠, 自浪, 匠 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 我們 † |
Shuangfeng | 我哩 †, 卬哩 † | |
Note | † - no distinction of clusivity |
See also
- 昝 (zǎn)
Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns | |||
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Person | Singular | Plural | |
1st | — | 我 (wǒ) | 我們/我们 (wǒmen) |
inclusive | 咱們/咱们 (zánmen) | ||
2nd | male/indefinite | 你 (nǐ) | 你們/你们 (nǐmen) |
female | 妳/你 (nǐ) | 妳們/你们 (nǐmen) | |
deity | 祢 (nǐ) | 祢們/祢们 (nǐmen) | |
polite | 您 (nín) | 你們/你们 (nǐmen) 您們/您们 (nínmen) | |
3rd | male/indefinite | 他 (tā) | 他們/他们 (tāmen) |
female | 她 (tā) | 她們/她们 (tāmen) | |
deity | 祂 (tā) | 祂們/祂们 (tāmen) | |
animal | 牠/它 (tā) | 牠們/它们 (tāmen) | |
inanimate | 它 (tā) | 它們/它们 (tāmen) |