Use “we” for 我们 as a single semantic token even though the Chinese expression contains the plural marker 们.
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we
我们
The speaker together with one or more other people.
Standard Mapping
- Chinese
- 我们
- Pinyin
- wǒ men
- Meaning
- 第一人称复数代词
- Note
- Primary first-person plural mapping.
Meaning and Usage
Mapping Boundary
Correct Mapping
We go work → 我们去上班。
Incorrect Mapping or Split
Us go work → 我们去上班。
Reason
Us is an object form; we is the canonical subject token.
Chinglish Examples
Yes we all go home
Chinese Sentence
是的我们都回家。
Full Pinyin
shì de wǒ men dōu huí jiā
Natural English
Yes, we are all going home.
We together go
Chinese Sentence
我们一起去。
Full Pinyin
wǒ men yì qǐ qù
Natural English
We go together.
We take car
Chinese Sentence
我们坐车。
Full Pinyin
wǒ men zuò chē
Natural English
We take a car.
Night we go home
Chinese Sentence
晚上我们回家。
Full Pinyin
wǎn shang wǒ men huí jiā
Natural English
We go home at night.
We go work
Chinese Sentence
我们去上班。
Full Pinyin
wǒ men qù shàng bān
Natural English
We are going to work.