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你

nǐ

HSK 1 Character

What 你 means

1. you (informal, as opposed to courteous {您|nín})

Other readings

你 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• nǐyou (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commo

Example sentences

• 祝贺你
  Zhùhè nǐ
  Congratulations!
• 你呢？
  How about you?
• 等你。
  I'll wait for you.
• 你好。
  Hello!
• 你好！
  Hello!
• 你跑。
  You run.

Words starting with 你

• 你们nǐ menyou (plural)
• 你死我活nǐ sǐ wǒ huólit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist
• 你我nǐ wǒyou and I; everyone; all of us (in society)
• 你好nǐ hǎohello; hi
• 你等nǐ děng(archaic) you all
• 你真行nǐ zhēn xíngyou're incredible…
• 你看着办吧nǐ kàn zhe bàn baYou figure it out for yourself.; Do as you please.
• 你个头nǐ ge tóu(colloquial) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in 专家你个头
• 你妈nǐ mā(interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking
• 你情我愿nǐ qíng wǒ yuànto both be willing; mutual consent
• 你争我夺nǐ zhēng wǒ duólit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter…
• 你追我赶nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎnfriendly one-upmanship; to try to emulate
• 你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáolit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)…

Words containing 你

• 迷你mí nǐ(loanword) mini-; miniature; very small
• 去你的qù nǐ deGet along with you!
• 有人想你yǒu rén xiǎng nǐBless you! (after a sneeze)
• 真有你的zhēn yǒu nǐ deYou're really quite something!; You're just amazing!
• 走你zǒu nǐ(neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!…
• 拿你没办法ná nǐ méi bàn fǎdon't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)
• 随你suí nǐas you wish
• 非你莫属fēi nǐ mò shǔit's yours exclusively (idiom); you are the one; only you deserve it
• 迷你剧mí nǐ jùminiseries
• 关你屁事guān nǐ pì shì(colloquial) None of your goddamn business!; Mind your own business!
• 干你娘gàn nǐ niáng(Taiwan; vulgar) fuck you! (literally, "fuck your mother")
• 拜你所赐bài nǐ suǒ cì(derog.) this is all thanks to you!; well, thanks a lot!
• 算你狠suàn nǐ hěnyou got me!; you win!; you are something!
• 迷你裙mí nǐ qúnminiskirt
• 说你胖你就喘shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎnlit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)…
• 肏你妈cào nǐ māfuck your mother (vulgar)
• 给你点颜色看看gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan(I'll) teach you a lesson; put you in your place
• 别人牵驴你拔橛子bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zilit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to…
• 什么风把你吹来的shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái deWhat brings you here? (idiom)
• 日你妈rì nǐ māsee 肏你妈
• 操你妈cào nǐ māvariant of 肏你妈
• 拿你没辙ná nǐ méi zhésee 拿你没办法
• 人家牵驴你拔橛rén jiā qiān lǘ nǐ bá juésee 别人牵驴你拔橛子

Characters built on 尔

These share the phonetic component 尔 (ěr), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 弥mífull; to fill; completely
• 祢nǐyou (used to address a deity)
• 玺xǐruler's seal

Characters that look like 你

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
• 弥mífull; to fill; completely
• 侦zhēnto scout; to spy; to detect
• 怡yíharmony; pleased
• 侬nóngyou (Wu dialect); I, me (classical)

Sounds the same

Read nǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 拟doubtful; suspicious; variant of 拟
• 祢you (used to address a deity)
• 旎used in 旖旎
• 薿luxuriant (of plants)
• 柅(tree); to stop
• 鿭(chemistry) nihonium
• 袮You; Thou (of deity); variant of 你
• 伲variant of 你
• 伱old variant of 你
• 儞old variant of 你