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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.


In Chinese, there is generally no plural and singular. But when referring to people or animals, there can be a 們/们 (men) after the word.
For example:


*人們/人们
* 人(rén)[man] + 們/们 = 人們/人们 (rén men) [men]


rénmen
* 老师（lǎo shī）[teacher] + 們/们 = 老师們/们（lǎo shī men）[teachers]


people
* 学生（xué shēng）[student] + 們/们 = 学生們/们（xué shēng men）[students]


*老婆們/老婆们
==Other Lessons==
 
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Ask-how-to-do-something-with-怎么-(zěnme)|Ask how to do something with 怎么 (zěnme)]]
lǎopo men
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/和-(hé)|和 (hé)]]
 
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/都-(dōu)|都 (dōu)]]
wives
* [[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?
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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/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]

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