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nín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nín | nin2
English translation
you (courteous, as opposed to informal [nǐ])
honorific for 'you'

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About nín

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

nín

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

You  said with affection  xīn

Etymology of nín

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

你心

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using nín

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" shì de ,先生 Xiānsheng , nín 可以 kěyǐ sòng dào 塔拉. Yuè kuài Yuè hǎo !

" Yassah , you kin sen'me ter Tara , quick as you kin.

nín de dàn shì yāo yòng chǎo de ?

Do you want your eggs scrambled?

先生 Xiānsheng , zhè jiù gěi nín 量量衣服 yīfu 尺寸 chǐ cun háng ?

I'll just measure you up, sir, if I may?

建议 jiànyì nín diǎn 厨师 chú shī de 拿手 náshǒu cài : 川式酸辣汤 suān là tāng .

I'd suggest the chef's delight: sour soup sichuan style.

wèi 导游 dǎoyóu jiāng péi nín 到处 dàochù 参观 cānguān .

A tourist guide will show you around.

Words with nín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal [nǐ]) nín
您好 nín hǎo hello (polite)您好 nín hǎo

nín Decomposition & Compounds

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nín Decomposition

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