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In Chinese, plural is usually the same with singular. But when refering to people or animals, there can be a 们/們 after the word.
<div class="pg_page_title">How do we express plural in Mandarin Chinese?</div>
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In Chinese, there is no suffix for showing plural. But when we are referring to a group of people, or animals sometimes, we can add 們/们 (men) after the word.
 
For example:
 
* 人(rén)[man] + 們/们 = 人們/人们 (rén men) [men]
 
* 老师(lǎo shī)[teacher] + 們/= 老师們/们(lǎo shī men)[teachers]
 
* 学生(xué shēng)[student] + /们 = 学生們/们(xué shēng men)[students]
 
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Ask-how-to-do-something-with-怎么-(zěnme)|Ask how to do something with 怎么 (zěnme)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/和-(hé)|和 (hé)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/都-(dōu)|都 (dōu)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/二-(èr)-versus-两-(liǎng)|二 (èr) versus 两 (liǎng)]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Be-Polite|Be Polite]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Talk-about-the-weather|Talk about the weather]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Mastering-Chinese-Grammar-Easily-–-8-Rules-You-Need-to-Know|Mastering Chinese Grammar Easily – 8 Rules You Need to Know]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/是...的|是...的]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Negation|Negation]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]

Latest revision as of 20:11, 26 March 2023

How do we express plural in Mandarin Chinese?
Chinese-Language-PolyglotClub.jpg

In Chinese, there is no suffix for showing plural. But when we are referring to a group of people, or animals sometimes, we can add 們/们 (men) after the word.

For example:

  • 人(rén)[man] + 們/们 = 人們/人们 (rén men) [men]
  • 老师(lǎo shī)[teacher] + 們/们 = 老师們/们(lǎo shī men)[teachers]
  • 学生(xué shēng)[student] + 們/们 = 学生們/们(xué shēng men)[students]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]