咱 zán we
we; you and I
怎么记住“咱”: 口 mouth + 自 self = we. With cream all over her mouth, the little girl takes a selfie with Grandpa and giggles "Look what we did to the cake."
部件结构
咱 = 口 mouth + 自 self
- 口 mouth
- 自 self
With cream all over her mouth, the little girl takes a selfie with Grandpa and giggles "Look what we did to the cake."
用法
- A friendly, northern 'we' that ALWAYS includes the listener - 咱们走吧 (zánmen zǒu ba) let's (you and I) go.
- This is the key contrast with 我们 (wǒmen), which may or may not include the person you're talking to; 咱/咱们 is unambiguously inclusive and warm.
- Colloquial and Beijing-flavored; almost always appears as 咱们 (or dialectal 咱 zán meaning 'I/we').
含“咱”的词语
例句
- 咱们北京见！ Zánmen Běijīng jiàn!Let's meet in Beijing.