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咱们 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zánmen slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
咱们用来指代我们这些人的集合，通常用于比较正式或礼貌的场合。
zánmen láiyòng zhǐdài wǒmen zhèxiē rén de héshì, tōngbù yòng zào shì huò bǎoliang de chǎngkǒu。
咱们用于指代我们这些人的集合，通常用于比较正式或礼貌的场合。
Context note
咱们常用于家庭聚会、朋友交流或是学校活动中，表示团结和合作的意思。
zánmen cháng yòng yú jiātíng jùhuì, péngyǒu jiāoliú huò shì xuéxiào zhōngxǔ kōngqíng, bǐsài tóngtiáo hé hézuò de yìsi。
咱们常用于家庭聚会、朋友交流或是学校活动中，表示团结和合作的意思。
5 examples
咱们一起去公园玩吧！
zán men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán wán ba！
Let's go to the park together!
咱们一起学习汉语吧。
zán men yì qǐ xué xí hàn yǔ ba。
Let's study Chinese together.
咱们周末去爬山怎么样？
zán men zhōu mò qù pá shān zěn me yàng？
How about we climb a mountain this weekend?
咱们一起去书店买书。
zán men yì qǐ qù shū diàn mǎi shū。
Let's go to the bookstore and buy some books together.
咱们一起努力学习吧。
zán men yì qǐ nǔ lì xué xí ba。
Let's work hard together to study.
5 mini stories
妈妈说：咱们一起去超市买菜。爸爸说：好的，咱们现在就去。
mā ma shuō： zán men yì qǐ qù chāo shì mǎi cài。 bà ba shuō： hǎo de， zán men xiàn zài jiù qù。
Mom said: Let's go to the supermarket to buy vegetables. Dad said: Okay, let's go now.
老师对同学们说：咱们一起努力学习吧！
lǎo shī duì tóng xué men shuō： zán men yì qǐ nǔ lì xué xí ba！
The teacher told the students: Let's work hard together to study!
爸爸和妈妈说：咱们一起去公园散步。孩子们说：好呀，咱们去玩。
bà ba hé mā mā shuō： zán men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán sàn bù。 hái zi men shuō： hǎo ya， zán men qù wán。
Dad and Mom said: Let's go for a walk in the park. The children said: Okay, let's play.
朋友邀请你一起吃饭，你可以回答：好的，咱们一起去吧！
péng yǒu yāo qǐng nǐ yì qǐ chī fàn， nǐ kě yǐ huí dá： hǎo de， zán men yì qǐ qù ba！
If your friend invites you to have dinner together, you can reply: Okay, let's go together!
学校组织活动，老师说：咱们一起来参加吧！
xué xiào zǔ zhī huó dòng， lǎo shī shuō： zán men yì qǐ lái cān jiā ba！
The school organizes an activity, and the teacher says: Let's all participate together!