🇨🇳 Chinese (Mandarin)
中文 • Han
Plurals & quantity (how to talk about more than one)
A beginner strategy for plurals: learn a few patterns and lots of real examples.
Plural strategy
Plural is often optional; 们 is used for some pronouns/people.
- Don’t hunt for a single ‘rule’ — learn high‑frequency examples first.
- If plural affects articles/cases, learn it as part of the phrase.
一个人
yí gè rén
one person
一杯水
yì bēi shuǐ
a cup of water
我的朋友
wǒ de péngyou
my friend
我在这里。
Wǒ zài zhèlǐ
I am here.
我想要水。
Wǒ xiǎng yào shuǐ
I want water.
我不懂。
Wǒ bù dǒng
I don't understand.
你会说英语吗？
Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma
Do you speak English?
厕所在哪里？
Cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ
Where is the bathroom?
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “one person”?