们

men

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Suffix Very common

Definitions

1. plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

Character focus

Stroke order

5 strokes

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not add 们 to nouns with numbers or measure words, e.g., 三个学生们 is wrong; say 三个学生.

Formality

Using 们 with nouns like 同志们 (comrades) sounds formal or literary; avoid in casual speech.

Example Sentences

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观众们为演员的精彩表演热烈鼓掌。

The audience applauded enthusiastically for the actors' wonderful performance.

网民们通过网络表达意见。

Netizens express their opinions through the internet.

他的管理方式很霸道，员工们都不喜欢。

His management style is very overbearing, and the employees all dislike it.

你们赢！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2884099)

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Words Containing 们

people

they

you (plural)

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)

they

they (for inanimate objects)

Amon (son of Manasseh)

Brothers!

Tumen, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin

图们市

tú mén shì

Tumen, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin

图们江

tú mén jiāng

Tumen river in Jilin province 吉林省, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea

children

brothers

menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)

darlings

(coll.) very close male friends

阿们

ā men

amen (loanword)