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Today let us learn你 (Nǐ) which is very important to address the person before you while talking to him or her.
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Introduction to the word
你 (Nǐ) : you ( informal way of addressing a person )
Formal way would be您 (Nín ) which will be generally used while addressing someone politely. Usually to an elderly person or in office to a colleague.
Better way to remember this word is as below
你 (you, phonetic ) + 心 (heart) politeness = 您 (Nín ) calling a person with politeness
If you want to know more about 心 (heart) , suggest you to my previous post exclusively on this word – Click here
Pronunciation and Stroke order
你 (Nǐ) have a third tone and has 7 strokes as below
您 (Nín ) have a second tone and has got 11 strokes
Typing你 (Nǐ) in mobile phone
Check the below video to learn how to type this word in mobile phone and identify the word.
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Example sentences
Some further examples
- 你结婚了吗？- nǐ jié hūn le ma – Are you married ?
- 刚才有人找你 – gāng cái yǒu rén zhǎo nǐ – Someone was finding you just now.
- 你困吗? – Nǐ kùn ma? – Are you sleepy ?
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