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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 咱们
[zánmen]
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称说话人(我、我们)和听话人(你、你们)双方
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咱们再见吧。
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咱们都是炎黄子孙。
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Examples
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咱们一定要赢，别让人笑话咱们。
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We must win the game, and not give others any chance to laugh at us.
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咱们总算挨过来了。
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We've pulled through at long last.
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咱们这儿安上电视转播站了。
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A TV relay station has been set up here.
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下午咱们给黄瓜绑架。
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We're going to stake the cucumbers this afternoon.
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咱们喝一杯。
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Let's have a drink.
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咱们到别处看看。
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Let's take a look at other places. or Let's take a look around elsewhere.
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时间仓促，咱们还是马上出发边走边谈的好。
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Time is pressing. We'd better leave right now and talk it over on our way.
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咱们喝点儿茶吧。
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Let's have some tea.
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咱们趁早动身，争取十点以前赶到。
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Let's start off early and try to get there by ten.
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他要肯出头，咱们这件事准能成功。
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If he's willing to come forward on our behalf, we're sure to succeed.
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nciku Note
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咱们 vs. 我们
zánmen vs. wǒmen
Both words mean “we” or “us”. However, 我们 usually indicates the talking side in a conversation, while 咱们 indicates both sides.
(1) 这件事就交给我们吧，你别担心。
(2) 都这么晚了，看来咱们得快一点了。
(3) 我们已经帮你把东西准备好了。
(4) 晚上咱们一起吃饭吧？
But in colloquialism 我们 can also include the opposite side.
(5) 晚上我们一起吃饭吧？
In colloquialism 我们 sometimes means 我.
(6) 我们家停电了。
(7) 在我们家乡，每年有很多这样的事情发生。
这两个词都是第一人称的复数形式。但“我们”一般指说话双方中的己方。而“咱们”则指说话的双方。
在口语中，“我们”有时也可包括对方。
“我们”口语中也可指“我”。
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