Meaning
we (incl.); we (incl.)
Chinese: 我们，口语用法。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “za” becomes a different word in each tone. 咱 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 咱们zán menwe or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you
- 这咱zhè zánnow; at this moment
- 那咱nà zanat that time (old)
- 咱家zá jiāI; me; my; (often used in early vernacular literature)
- 多咱duō zan(dialect) when?; what time?; whenever
More Words
Example Sentence
咱们一起去图书馆吧。Zán men yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn ba.Let us go to the library together.
咱们Zán men(dialect) I or me一起yì qǐ(in) the same place去qùto go图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary吧bato puff (on a pipe etc)。