我 (wǒ): I, me, my
我 (wǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “i.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (structural) and 戈 (structural). It ranks #9 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 我 a hand 扌 holding a weapon 戈. Its radical form 戈 (halberd) appears in many related characters such as 成 (chéng, to succeed), 或 (huò, maybe), 戏 (xì, trick).
Definitions
- I
- me
- my
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA hand 扌 holding a weapon 戈
Decomposition: ⿰扌戈 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 我
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我国 | wǒ guó | my country |
| 依我看 | yī wǒ kàn | in my opinion |
| 我方 | wǒ fāng | our side |
| 你死我活 | nǐ sǐ wǒ huó | lit. you die, I live (idiom) |
| 我行我素 | wǒ xíng wǒ sù | to continue in one's own way (idiom) |
| 卿卿我我 | qīng qīng wǒ wǒ | to bill and coo (idiom) |
| 忘我 | wàng wǒ | selflessness |
| 自我陶醉 | zì wǒ táo zuì | self-satisfied |
| 敌我 | dí wǒ | the enemy and us |
| 时不我待 | shí bù wǒ dài | (idiom) time and tide wait for no man |
| 小我 | xiǎo wǒ | the self |
| 我操 | wǒ cào | (substitute for 我肏[wo3 cao4]) fuck |
| 大我 | dà wǒ | the collective |
| 你争我夺 | nǐ zhēng wǒ duó | lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) |
| 自我批评 | zì wǒ pī píng | self-criticism |
我 appears in 67 compound words: 28 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 54 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 我 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (23)
lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter; fierce rivalry; tug-of-war
Showing 12 of 23 idioms containing 我.
Example Sentences
我觉得这个决定需要再考虑一下，毕竟关系到公司的未来发展。
Wǒ juéde zhè gè juédìng xūyào zài kǎolǜ yīxià, bìjìng guānxì dào gōngsī de wèilái fāzhǎn.
I think this decision needs to be reconsidered, as it concerns the future development of the company.
“新春走基层·春节我在岗”这个春节,她的身影真美!
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng chūn jié wǒ zài gǎng zhè gè chūn jié , tā de shēn yǐng zhēn měi !
"New Year to the grassroots, I am at work during the Spring Festival", her figure is so beautiful!
冬奥会|家乡连线:“我儿子是冠军!”——宁忠岩家乡..
dōng ào huì jiā xiāng lián xiàn : wǒ ér zǐ shì guàn jūn ! — — nìng zhōng yán jiā xiāng . .
Winter Olympics|Hometown Connection: "My son is a champion!" ——Ning Zhongyan's hometown:
我的新年“特供”丨订单翻倍!小碗梨成春节假...
wǒ de xīn nián tè gōng 丨 dìng shàn fān bèi ! xiǎo wǎn lí chéng chūn jié jiǎ . . .
My New Year's Special丨Double your order! The new year's holiday is a great opportunity to see how the new year is going to play out for you.
菲律宾海警在我南沙群岛附近海域扔下两个黑色桶状物,..
菲 lǜ bīn hǎi jǐng zài wǒ nán shā qún dǎo fù jìn hǎi yù rēng xià liǎng gě hēi sè tǒng zhuàng wù , . .
The Philippine Coast Guard dropped two black barrel-shaped objects in waters near our Spratly Islands...
你好！我叫汤姆。你叫什么？
Nǐhǎo! wǒ jiào Tāngmǔ. nǐ jiào shénme?
Hi, my name's Tom. What's yours?
我们什么时候到达？
Wǒmen shénmeshíhou dàodá?
When do we arrive?
我们今晚出去吃怎么样？
Wǒmen jīnwǎn chūqù chī zěnmeyàng?
How about dining out tonight?
请你让我一下好吗？
Qǐng nǐ ràng wǒ yīxià hǎo ma?
Will you let me have a go?
Character Family
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