们 men
“plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals”
2021 list level 1Traditional 們
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
们 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 124: 们 men — Level 1; official annotation 1 (后缀). PDF page 83
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 们
们 is a plural suffix attached to personal pronouns (我们, 你们, 他们) and to nouns for people (老师们, 同学们); it is not used after inanimate nouns or after a numeral plus classifier. It never stands alone.
例句Example sentences
- 我们都是这个学校的学生。wǒ men dōu shì zhè ge xué xiào de xué sheng.We are all students at this school.
- 老师们今天都很忙。lǎo shī men jīn tiān dōu hěn máng.The teachers are all busy today.
- 同学们，请打开书。tóng xué men, qǐng dǎ kāi shū.Classmates, please open your books.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我们班有三个学生们。
✓我们班有三个学生。
们 cannot be added to a noun that is already pluralized by a numeral and classifier.
易混词Easily confused
们vs些
们 is a suffix that attaches directly to pronouns or person nouns; 些 is a quantity word used after 一, 这, 那, etc. (一些朋友, 这些书) and cannot be a suffix.