formal - 您 vs 你 for parents? - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
usually, a Chinese won't use 您 to his parents. it's used only for a non-closed friend, a business member for example. Using an appellation with 你 instead. for example: 妈妈，你坐。 is better than. 妈妈，您坐。 except that women is not your mother but your wife's. BTW, 您 don't have a plural form, turns to 你们 instead.
grammar - Can 您 to be used in plural form? - Chinese Language …
2022年6月20日 · No. 您 is the abbreviation for 你们, just like 嫑 is an abbreviation of 不要, which is a very common situation in Chinese. So it's already a plural word, you can't re-pluralize it. Actually, It's a universal phenomena to use plural form to show respect for others. For example, in English, "you" is the plural form of "thee".
Where is the correct place to use 您 when addressing others?
您 is a Beijing honorific that made it into vernacular Chinese. 你 is a simplified form of 儞, which ultimately comes from 爾. 您 is indistinguishable from 你 in Cantonese. The use of 您 in plural form, as in 您们, is usually incorrectly used. It should be 你们 instead.
How widespread is the use of 妳?
2014年7月19日 · 妳 is used more in Taiwan and Honk Kong where traditional Chinese is the official language while 你 is used generally to indicate both genders in mainland China where simplified Chinese is used.
Why in Chinese Bible (和合本), "you" was translated as "你" instead …
2020年7月20日 · 您 is polite. However, it doesn't necessarily mean 你 is impolite. 你 is more factual and can be used universally for you. People use 您 as a compliment, e.g. 麻烦您了. In the OP's context, I think both are fine. 您 probably shows …
Usage of 贵方 in real-life conversation
2023年9月20日 · It is a phrase specifically used when in a business or political negotiation, to address with opposing party with respect. It is more professional than respectful when compared to 您. Another example from your book is. 贵厂. which is simply a more professional and respectful way to say “your factory” or “您/你的工厂”.
usage - Mixing of 你 and 您 a stylistic device? - Chinese Language …
As you probably already know, 您 is the polite way of addressing a second person, 你. Using Google search, I found quite a number of examples where both 你 and 您 are contained within a sentence: 您的孩子是否尊重你？
topolect - Is 恁 related to 您? - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
2024年2月20日 · Some comments in this question:Why in Chinese Bible (和合本), "you" was translated as "你" instead of "您"? note that 您, the polite form of 你, was originally a Northern Dialect address and only later acquired its status as a polite form of address. Presumably, Henan dialect would be included under the category of Northern Dialect.
calligraphy - Is the 6-th stroke of 您 Pie or Dian? - Chinese …
2020年4月5日 · Consider the character 您. My dictionary says that the 6th stroke is 撇 whereas the 8th stroke is 点. Is there a difference between how these strokes are written ? I mean the short 撇 in 你 and the left falling 点 in 心. They look identical to me.
vocabulary - How to use 欢迎 in a sentence? - Chinese Language …
2022年12月22日 · How exactly does one use the verb 欢迎? Like in the sentence, 欢迎您到北京来. Does it require 到 when saying welcome to? What is the purpose of 来 in the sentence?