nǐ men
you
你们好。
nǐ men hǎo.
Hello.
你们是谁？
nǐ men shì shéi?
Who are you?
你们要去哪里？
nǐ men yào qù nǎ lǐ?
Where are you going?
你等 (nǐ děng)
you (plural)
你们二位 (nǐ men èr wèi)
you two
诸位 (zhū wèi)
you all
我们 (wǒmen)
we
他们 (tāmen)
they
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The Chinese word 你们 (nǐmen) is a second-person plural pronoun that means "you all" or "you guys." It is composed of two characters: 你 (nǐ), which means "you," and 们 (men), which is a plural suffix.The character 你 is derived from the Old Chinese word *nəʔ, which was originally a demonstrative pronoun meaning "this" or "that." Over time, *nəʔ came to be used as a second-person pronoun, and it eventually evolved into the modern character 你.The character 们 is derived from the Old Chinese word *məŋ, which was a plural suffix. *məŋ was originally used to indicate the plural form of nouns, but it eventually came to be used with pronouns as well.The combination of 你 and 们 forms the second-person plural pronoun 你们, which is used to refer to two or more people. 你们 is a very common word in Chinese, and it is used in both formal and informal settings.
