📘 Lernkarte #2704 — 咱们 (zánmen)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 咱们
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Pinyin: zánmen
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IPA: [tsǎn mən]
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Tone: 🔵 3 + ⚪ neutral
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Meaning: we; us (inclusive)
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Semantic class: pronoun
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HSK: 2
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Frequency: very high (spoken Mandarin)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
咱们 (zánmen) means “we / us” in a spoken, friendly, inclusive way.
It usually means you + me (and possibly others).
DE:
咱们 (zánmen) bedeutet „wir / uns“ in umgangssprachlicher, freundlicher Form.
Meist inklusive: du + ich (+ andere).
➡️ 咱们 = we together
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 咱们一起 |
zánmen yìqǐ |
we together |
wir zusammen |
| 咱们走吧 |
zánmen zǒu ba |
let’s go |
lass uns gehen |
| 咱们的问题 |
zánmen de wèntí |
our problem |
unser Problem |
| 咱们家 |
zánmen jiā |
our family/home |
unsere Familie |
| 咱们慢慢来 |
zánmen mànman lái |
let’s take it slowly |
lass uns langsam machen |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
咱们 (zánmen) is the most common spoken form of “we” when the speaker wants to include the listener.
Typical usage
suggestion
咱们吃饭吧。
Zánmen chīfàn ba.
Let’s eat.
shared responsibility
这是咱们的事情。
Zhè shì zánmen de shìqing.
This is our matter.
friendly tone
咱们以后再说。
Zánmen yǐhòu zài shuō.
Let’s talk about it later.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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spoken only, not formal writing
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warmer and more inclusive than 我们
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extremely common in daily conversation
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
咱们 (zánmen) ist das typische gesprochene Wort für „wir“, wenn man Gemeinsamkeit ausdrücken will.
Typische Verwendung
Vorschlag
咱们走吧。
Zánmen zǒu ba.
Lass uns gehen.
Zusammengehörigkeit
咱们是一个团队。
Zánmen shì yí ge tuánduì.
Wir sind ein Team.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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nicht formell
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sehr häufig im Norden Chinas
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klingt freundlich und einladend
🌟 COMPARISON — 咱们 vs 我们
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| we (inclusive, spoken) |
zánmen |
咱们 |
friendly, spoken |
| we (neutral) |
wǒmen |
我们 |
general |
| everyone |
dàjiā |
大家 |
group focus |
| we two |
zán liǎ |
咱俩 |
exactly two |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zán · men
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zán — IPA [tsǎn] — Tone 3 — inclusive “we”
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men — neutral — plural marker
Tone pattern: 3 → neutral
→ closeness → ease
02｜Mnemonics — 咱们
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
you + me |
du + ich |
| Tone link |
dip → light |
Nähe |
| Visual |
people together |
zusammen |
| Memory tip |
“we together” |
„wir gemeinsam“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 咱们
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
we / us |
wir / uns |
| Usage |
spoken |
gesprochen |
| Tone |
3 + neutral |
3. + neutral |
| Register |
informal |
informell |
| Frequency |
very high |
sehr hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 咱们 in formal writing ❌
❌ 咱们 = exclusive “we” ❌
✅ 咱们一起 ✔️
✅ 咱们走吧 ✔️
✅ 咱们的问题 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2704 — 咱们 (zánmen)
EN:
A core high-frequency spoken pronoun meaning we, used to include the listener and sound friendly.
DE:
Ein zentrales umgangssprachliches Wort für wir, das Nähe und Gemeinsamkeit ausdrückt.