我们

• Pinyin: wǒ men
• Hanzi breakdown: 我 = I/me; 们 = 亻(person) + 门 (door, phonetic) — plural marker

Meaning

We; us. The first-person plural pronoun.

Formed by adding the plural suffix 们 to 我. Can be inclusive (including the listener) or exclusive (excluding the listener) — context makes this clear. Some southern dialects use 咱们 specifically for the inclusive form. Adding 的 creates the possessive: 我们的 (our/ours).

Examples

1. 我们是好朋友。 We are good friends.
2. 我们一起去吧。 Let's go together.
3. 老师对我们很好。 The teacher is very nice to us.

Usage Guide

Context: personal, everyday

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 我们走吧。(Let's go.)
• 我们都是学生。(We are all students.)

Don't Say

• 我们的去公园。(Wrong — say 我们去公园; do not use 的 after 我们 when it is the subject before a verb)

Origin & History

A combination of 我 (I/me) and 们 (plural suffix), a straightforward plural formation adopted in modern Chinese.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal