Person | Singular | Plural* | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First person | 我 wǒ I, me | Exclusive | Inclusive† | |||||
我们 wǒmen we, us | 咱们 zánmen we, us | |||||||
Second person | Informal | Polite | 你们 nǐmen you | |||||
你 nǐ you | 您 nín you | |||||||
Third person | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||
他 tā he, him | 她 tā she, her | 它 tā it | 他们 tāmen they, them | 她们 tāmen they, them | 它们 tāmen they, them |
- * The character to indicate plurality is 們 (men) in Traditional Chinese characters.
- †Used to indicate 'you and I' (two people) only; in all other cases wǒmen is used. This form has fallen into disuse outside Beijing (see below).
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Others | Reflexive |
Singular | 我 | 你 | 他,她,它 | 人家 | 自己 |
Plural | 我们 | 你们 | 他们,她们 | | |
-> Source: wikipedia.org
-> Read mor to see how it is different from region to region and from time to time.
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