你们
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
你们 (nǐmen) · you (plural)
你们 (nǐmen) means “you (plural)”. It is written with 2 characters: 你 (you) + 们 (plural suffix). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 你们 is built
The characters
你 nǐ · you
What 你 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 尔ěr — you (old word)
- ⺈ — top shape
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Pronoun 尔 for a person 亻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
们 men · plural suffix
What 们 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 门 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你们是学生吗？Nǐmen shì xuéshēng ma?Are you students?
你们好，我是王老师。Nǐmen hǎo, wǒ shì Wáng lǎoshī.Hello everyone, I'm Teacher Wang.
Questions about 你们
What does 你们 mean?
你们 (nǐmen) means “you (plural)”.
How do you pronounce 你们?
你们 is pronounced nǐmen.
Which HSK level is 你们?
你们 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 你好nǐhǎohello
- 你nǐyou
- 他们tāmenthey
- 她们tāmenthey
- 我们wǒmenwe
- 人们rénmenpeople
- 它们tāmenthey
- 咱们zánmenwe
- 们menplural suffix
Learn 你们 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.