Chinese Word: 咱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

咱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	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]	HSK 4
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

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Pinyin: zá

English Definition: see 咱
Chinese Definition:
①(咱家)我，自称之辞。
Example Words:
咱家 zá jiā I; me; my; (often used in early vernacular literature)
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1		bù 不 guò 过， zán 咱 zài 再 guò 过 jǐ 几 tiān 天 jiù 就 zhī dào 知道 le 了。 But - we'll all know more in a couple of days.
2		kàn 看 zài 在 zán 咱 gē liǎ 哥俩 duō nián 多年 de 的 qíng fēn 情分 shàng 上， nǐ 你 jiù 就 shǎng 赏 gè 个 miàn zi 面子 ba 吧！ For the sake of our friendship after years, do me this honour!
3		wèn tí 问题 shì 是， chú 除 le 了 dǎng zhōng yāng 党中央 yǐ wài 以外， méi 没 shuí 谁 xiǎng 想 zuò 做 zhè gè 这个 shì 事（ zán 咱 mǎi 买 bù 不 qǐ fáng 起房 de 的 lǎo bǎi xìng 老百姓 bù 不 suàn 算 rén 人）。 The only problem is that nobody except the central government wants to do this.
4		dāng 当 zán 咱 xǐng 醒 lái 来 de 的 shí hòu 时候， yǐ jīng 已经 shì 是 bái tiān 白天 le 了。 When I awaked, it was just daylight.
5		huí tóu 回头 zán 咱 yě 也 qù 去 mǎi 买 yí gè 一个。 I will buy one after I come back.

1		bù 不 guò 过， zán 咱 zài 再 guò 过 jǐ 几 tiān 天 jiù 就 zhī dào 知道 le 了。 But - we'll all know more in a couple of days.
2		kàn 看 zài 在 zán 咱 gē liǎ 哥俩 duō nián 多年 de 的 qíng fēn 情分 shàng 上， nǐ 你 jiù 就 shǎng 赏 gè 个 miàn zi 面子 ba 吧！ For the sake of our friendship after years, do me this honour!
3		wèn tí 问题 shì 是， chú 除 le 了 dǎng zhōng yāng 党中央 yǐ wài 以外， méi 没 shuí 谁 xiǎng 想 zuò 做 zhè gè 这个 shì 事（ zán 咱 mǎi 买 bù 不 qǐ fáng 起房 de 的 lǎo bǎi xìng 老百姓 bù 不 suàn 算 rén 人）。 The only problem is that nobody except the central government wants to do this.
4		dāng 当 zán 咱 xǐng 醒 lái 来 de 的 shí hòu 时候， yǐ jīng 已经 shì 是 bái tiān 白天 le 了。 When I awaked, it was just daylight.
5		huí tóu 回头 zán 咱 yě 也 qù 去 mǎi 买 yí gè 一个。 I will buy one after I come back.