你 Stroke Order
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "你", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "你", and master the standard way of writing the character "你".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 你 Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "你" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge) Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "你" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge) Information of 你 Definition你 (nǐ) Pronoun 【Original Meaning】: Refers to the person being spoken to. 1. **Same as original meaning** ([En.] you) Example: 你说 (You say). 2. **An unspecified individual from a group; any one; a general one** ([En.] one) Example: 三个人你看看我，我看看你，谁也没说话 (Three people looked at each other, and no one said anything). 3. **A general reference to anyone; regardless of any person** ([En.] anyone, anybody) Example: 他的才学叫你不得不佩服 (His talent makes you admire him). 4. **Everyone; each person** ([En.] everybody, everyone) Example: 你一言，我一语，谈得很热闹 (You say a word, I say a word, and the conversation is very lively). 【Character Formation】: Phono-semantic compound; composed of the character 人 (human) and the sound element 尔. 【Notable References】: - "武平元年童谣" from 《隋书·五行志上》: "狐截尾，你欲除我我除你。" - Variants: 你咱 (you), 你懑 (you), 你娘 (a derogatory term equivalent to "your mother"), 你老 (a respectful form for elders), 你那 (you, an elder), 你伫 (you, formal), 你等 (you all). 泛指任何人 (General reference to anyone): 1. **Any unspecified individual; no matter who** ([En.] anyone, anybody). 2. **Universally referring to every individual** ([En.] everybody, everyone).
You are old your house / your home 你 死 我 活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist 不 瞒 你 说 bù mán nǐ shuō as a matter of fact / tell you the truth mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword) 你 一 言 我 一 语 nǐ yī yán wǒ yī yǔ You say me 你 来 我 往 nǐ lái wǒ wǎng Mutual exchange You report 你 争 我 夺 nǐ zhēng wǒ duólit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war