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we; us; ourselves; our
HSK 1
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *咱* | 咱* | *咱
I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
HSK 2
to meet again / until we meet again / goodbye
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). / By nature we desire food and sex.
our side; we
(haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met
HSK 7-9
you and I / everyone / all of us (in society) / we (people in general)
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
Here we go again.
everybody / everyone / we all
I / me / we / my home / our house
we
lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there!
we / us (archaic)
Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.
lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝)
our mindset frames how we view the world
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退敵駐我擾敵疲我打敵退我追|敌进我退敌驻我扰敌疲我打敌退我追 when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue
We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) / fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
(literary) we / us
(literary) we / us
We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us.
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there
(literary) we / us
five hundred years ago we were the same family (saying) (said of persons with the same surname)
epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied.
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *朕* | 朕* | *朕
(used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we") / (literary) omen
(idiom) back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; things haven't changed at all
(literary) we / us
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備只欠東風|万事俱备只欠东风
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
we are honored by your presence
officialese / official routine / (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伲* | 伲* | *伲
(dialect) I / my / we / our
lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom) / fig. nobody is indispensable
(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
(archaic) we / us / (Internet slang) (substitute for 我肏) fuck / WTF
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along.
we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc)
(we) will be very grateful (if ...)
to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
complete change (idiom); facelift / We're in a wholly new situation.
(idiom) do as you see fit / do whatever you like / (I, we) leave it in your hands
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈). / We should learn from one who knows the way.


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