你 nǐ▶ you

Example sentences

• 你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?What is your name?
• 你喜欢喝茶吗？Nǐ xǐhuan hē chá ma?Do you like drinking tea?

HSK 1HSK 3.0 · Level 1

HSK 1 — the first of the six levels: 150 words. You can greet people, say who you are and ask simple questions. In HSK 3.0, 你 is in band 1. HSK 1 explained

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This is the word for you, when you talk straight to someone.

中你。

Here it is in a question you could ask anyone you meet.

中你叫什么名字？

What is your name? Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

你 is written in 7 strokes.

• 你

Related words

• 我们we, us (pl.)
• 他he, him

你 is pronounced nǐ and means “you”.