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Information of 你

Pinyin nǐ

Radical

亻

Strokes

7 strokes

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Definition

you

你 (nǐ) Pronoun 【Original Meaning】: Refers to the person being spoken to. 1. **Same as original meaning** ([En.] you) Example: 你说 (You say). 2. **An unspecified individual from a group; any one; a general one** ([En.] one) Example: 三个人你看看我，我看看你，谁也没说话 (Three people looked at each other, and no one said anything). 3. **A general reference to anyone; regardless of any person** ([En.] anyone, anybody) Example: 他的才学叫你不得不佩服 (His talent makes you admire him). 4. **Everyone; each person** ([En.] everybody, everyone) Example: 你一言，我一语，谈得很热闹 (You say a word, I say a word, and the conversation is very lively). 【Character Formation】: Phono-semantic compound; composed of the character 人 (human) and the sound element 尔. 【Notable References】: - "武平元年童谣" from 《隋书·五行志上》: "狐截尾，你欲除我我除你。" - Variants: 你咱 (you), 你懑 (you), 你娘 (a derogatory term equivalent to "your mother"), 你老 (a respectful form for elders), 你那 (you, an elder), 你伫 (you, formal), 你等 (you all). 泛指任何人 (General reference to anyone): 1. **Any unspecified individual; no matter who** ([En.] anyone, anybody). 2. **Universally referring to every individual** ([En.] everybody, everyone).

你老 nǐ lǎo

You are old

你家 nǐ jiā

your house / your home

你好 nǐ hǎo

hello / hi

你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist

不瞒你说 bù mán nǐ shuō

as a matter of fact / tell you the truth

迷你 mí nǐ

mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword)

你一言我一语 nǐ yī yán wǒ yī yǔ

You say me

你来我往 nǐ lái wǒ wǎng

Mutual exchange

你报 nǐ bào

You report

你一言 nǐ yī yán

Your word

你争我夺 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó

lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war

你追我赶 nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn

friendly one-upmanship / to try to emulate

我中有你 wǒ zhōng yǒu nǐ

You in me

你中有我 nǐ zhōng yǒu wǒ

I am in you

迷你裙 mí nǐ qún

miniskirt

迷你型 mí nǐ xíng

mini

你们 nǐ men

you (plural)

你们好 nǐ men hǎo

How do you do?