咱们

Meaning(pronoun)

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. [zá men]

Colloquial, especially common in northern China.

Examples

• 咱们一起去吃饭吧。

  zán men yì qǐ qù chī fàn ba.

  Let's go and eat together.

• 咱们明天几点见面？

  zán men míng tiān jǐ diǎn jiàn miàn?

  What time shall we meet tomorrow?

• 这是咱们公司的新同事。

  zhè shì zán men gōng sī de xīn tóng shì.

  This is our company's new colleague.

Easily confused

• 我们 — 咱们 always includes the listener (inclusive "we"); 我们 may exclude the listener.

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