Chinese Word: 咱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

咱Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:自 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 自 [ zì ] self; private, personal; from

Similar Characters: 姐咀阻

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Pinyin: zán

English Definition:I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)

Chinese Definition:
①我：咱不懂他的话。
②总称己方(我或我们)和对方(你或你们)：咱们。咱俩。咱一起去看戏。

Example Words:

咱们HSK 4	zán men	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]
咱俩	zán liǎ	the two of us
咱家	zán jiā	I; me; we; my home; our house
这咱	zhè zán	now; at this moment

Pinyin: zá

English Definition:see 咱

Chinese Definition:
①(咱家)我，自称之辞。

Example Words:

I; me; my; (often used in early vernacular literature)

1		zán men 咱们 yì qǐ 一起 chī fàn 吃饭 ba 吧。 Let's have a meal together.
2		zán men 咱们 hái 还 bù rú 不如 fàng qì 放弃 ba 吧？ Shouldn't we just give up?
3		zán men 咱们 míng tiān 明天 qù 去 guàng jiē 逛街 ba 吧。 Let's go shopping tomorrow.
4		zán men 咱们 zài 在 zhè lǐ 这里 děng 等 tā 他 ba 吧。 Let's wait for him here.
5		zán men 咱们 yī qǐ qù 一起去 kàn diàn yǐng 看电影 ba 吧！ Let's go to the movies together!

1		zán men 咱们 yì qǐ 一起 chī fàn 吃饭 ba 吧。 Let's have a meal together.
2		zán men 咱们 hái 还 bù rú 不如 fàng qì 放弃 ba 吧？ Shouldn't we just give up?
3		zán men 咱们 míng tiān 明天 qù 去 guàng jiē 逛街 ba 吧。 Let's go shopping tomorrow.
4		zán men 咱们 zài 在 zhè lǐ 这里 děng 等 tā 他 ba 吧。 Let's wait for him here.
5		zán men 咱们 yī qǐ qù 一起去 kàn diàn yǐng 看电影 ba 吧！ Let's go to the movies together!