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Character Decomposition
你=亻+尔
Etymology
Pronoun 尔 for a person 亻
Meanings
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
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Words with 你 53 total
(loanword) mini-; miniature; very small迷你mí nǐ(archaic) you all你等nǐ děngyou (plural)你们nǐ menhello; hi你好nǐ hǎo(interjection) fuck you · (intensifier) fucking你妈nǐ māyou and I · everyone · all of us (in society) · we (people in general)你我nǐ wǒ(neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this! · Come on, you can do this!走你zǒu nǐas you wish随你suí nǐminiskirt迷你裙mí nǐ qún(coll.) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in zhuān jiā nǐ ge tóu "expert", my ass!)你个头nǐ ge tóuyou're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation)你真行nǐ zhēn xíngGet along with you!去你的qù nǐ de(Tw) (vulgar) fuck you! (literally, "fuck your mother")干你娘gàn nǐ niángyou got me! · you win! · you are something!算你狠suàn nǐ hěnfuck your mother (vulgar)肏你妈cào nǐ māminiseries迷你剧mí nǐ jùlit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries · two parties cannot coexist你死我活nǐ sǐ wǒ huófriendly one-upmanship · to try to emulate你追我赶nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎnto both be willing · mutual consent你情我愿nǐ qíng wǒ yuànlit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter · fierce rivalry · tug-of-war你争我夺nǐ zhēng wǒ duó(derog.) this is all thanks to you!; well, thanks a lot!拜你所赐bài nǐ suǒ cìBless you! (after a sneeze)有人想你yǒu rén xiǎng nǐYou're really quite something! · You're just amazing!真有你的zhēn yǒu nǐ de(coll.) None of your goddamn business! · Mind your own business!关你屁事guān nǐ pì shì
Idioms with 你 4 total Chain
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