What does 咱 mean in Chinese?

咱 (zán) means "I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 咱?

咱 is pronounced "zán" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

How do you write 咱?

You can practice writing 咱 using our stroke order tool.

咱 (zán), I or me

Q: What words contain the character 咱?

Common words with 咱 include 咱们 (we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)), 咱俩 (the two of us), 咱家 (I), 咱家 (I), 多咱 ((dialect) when?).

咱

zán

I or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)

HSK 2

Character Breakdown

Radical: 口 (no. 30)

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Definitions

I or me
we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)

Example Sentences

咱们走吧。

Zánmen zǒu ba

Let's go

Words Containing 咱

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
咱们	zán men	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)	HSK 2
咱俩	zán liǎ	the two of us
咱家	zá jiā	I
咱家	zán jiā	I
多咱	duō zan	(dialect) when?
这咱	zhè zán	now
那咱	nà zan	at that time (old)

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人琴俱亡(rén qín jù wàng)· person and lute have both vanished (idiom)

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七国集团(Qī guó Jí tuán)· G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

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七大工业国集团(qī dà gōng yè guó jí tuán)· G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 2

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咱

zán