们
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men · plural marker for pronouns and some nouns

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HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #457
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5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 们

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menWords pronounced men
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Example sentences

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Wǒ shuō de shì tā men.我说的是他们。

I'm talking about them.

Source: Tatoeba #10737179 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men zhōng méi yǒu wǒ yào de.它们中没有我要的。

I don't want either of them.

Source: Tatoeba #1446781 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yě shì bāng tā men de.我们也是帮他们的。

We helped them as well.

Source: Tatoeba #2202386 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ ài zhè lǐ de rén men.我爱这里的人们。

I love the people here.

Source: Tatoeba #5762990 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bú huì ràng tā pǎo le de.他们不会让她跑了的。

They won't let her escape.

Source: Tatoeba #11231384 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men shuō tā shì yí gè hěn nénggàn de rén.他们说他是一个很能干的人。

They say that he is an able man.

Source: Tatoeba #1785934 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 们 in context

  1. Say men, then recall the core meaning: plural marker for pronouns and some nouns.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 你们 (nǐ men), meaning “you”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 们 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.