们

• 拼音: men
• 汉字拆解: 们 = 亻(person) + 门 (door, phonetic component)

含义

Plural suffix for pronouns and some nouns referring to people. Turns singular into plural.

Added after pronouns (我们, 你们, 他们) and sometimes after nouns referring to people (朋友们, 同学们) to indicate plurality. Never used with numbers or measure words, and only for people, not objects.

例句

1. 同学们，上课了！
2. 朋友们都来了。
3. 孩子们在外面玩。

用法指南

语境: grammar, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 老师们好！(Hello, teachers!)
• 我们走吧。(Let's go.)

错误说法

• 三个学生们来了。(Don't use 们 with a number + measure word — say 三个学生来了; 们 and quantifiers cannot coexist)

起源与历史

Originally written as 每 or 门 in classical texts. The modern character 们 uses 亻(person) and 门 (phonetic), indicating its exclusive use with people.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal