你
妳HSK 1freq #5
Meanings
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- 1.you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 1.you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])
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Wiktionary
- 1.you (the person spoken to or written to)
- 2.your
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *nɯʔ): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 尔 (OC *njelʔ). Alternatively, Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 人 (“person”) + 尔 (“you”) Colloquial form of 爾 (OC *njelʔ, “you”) attested since the Tang dynasty. Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“you”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
等你。
I'll wait for you.
你跑。
You run.
我想你。
I miss you.
是你吗？
Is it you?
你确定？
Really?
我恨你。
I hate you.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
一場官司一場火，任你好漢沒處躲一场官司一场火，任你好汉没处躲不是你死，就是我活不是我，便是你不瞞你說不瞒你说不說話，沒人當你是啞吧不说话，没人当你是哑吧你三我四你丟我撿你丢我捡你个你來我往你来我往你們你们你個你儂你侬你儂我儂你侬我侬你儜你佇你咱你好你娘你媽的你妈的你家你家的
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Related words
你们 you (plural)你好 hello; hi走你 (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!你我 you and I随你 as you wish你等 (archaic) you all你妈 (interjection) fuck you迷你 mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword)日你妈 see 肏你妈[cào nǐ mā]干你娘 (Tw) (vulgar) fuck you! (literally, "fuck your mother")你真行 you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation)迷你裙 miniskirt