咱们
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
咱们 (zánmen) · we
咱们 (zánmen) means “we; us (including the listener)”. It is written with 2 characters: 咱 (we (including the listener)) + 们 (plural suffix). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 咱们 is built
The characters
咱 zán · we (including the listener)
What 咱 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 目mù — eye
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 自 gives the sound. (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
咱们去吃饭吧。Zánmen qù chīfàn ba.Let's go eat.
咱们什么时候走？Zánmen shénme shíhou zǒu?When do we leave?
Questions about 咱们
What does 咱们 mean?
咱们 (zánmen) means “we; us (including the listener)”.
How do you pronounce 咱们?
咱们 is pronounced zánmen.
Which HSK level is 咱们?
咱们 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 咱zánwe (including the listener)
- 你们nǐmenyou (plural)
- 他们tāmenthey
- 她们tāmenthey
- 我们wǒmenwe
- 人们rénmenpeople
- 它们tāmenthey
- 们menplural suffix
Learn 咱们 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.