we in Chinese

How to write 我们

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我们 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

我们 in a sentence

• 我wǒ们men是shì朋péng友yǒu。

  We are friends.

• 我wǒ们men去qù吃chī饭fàn吧ba。

  Let's go eat.

• 我wǒ们men都dōu喜xǐ欢huān中zhōng文wén。

  We all like Chinese.

我们 vs 我 vs 咱们

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 我 wǒ I; me

  Singular vs plural: 我 'I' becomes 我们 'we' with the marker 们.

• 咱们 zán men we (including the listener)

  Colloquial 'we' that always includes the person spoken to — 咱们走吧 'let's go'. 我们 can exclude the listener.