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How do we express plural in Mandarin Chinese? | How do we express plural in Mandarin Chinese? | ||
In Chinese, there is | 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] | |||
Revision as of 11:06, 8 April 2022
How do we express plural in Mandarin Chinese?
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]