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used as the subject or object of a verb or after a preposition to refer to the person or people being spoken or written to 你;您;你们 -
used with nouns and adjectives to speak to somebody directly (与名词及形容词连用,直接称呼某人) -
used for referring to people in general (泛指任何人)
Word OriginOld English ēow, accusative and dative of gē (see the pronounye), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch u and German euch. During the 14th cent. you began to replace the pronoun ye, thou, and thee; by the 17th cent. it had become the ordinary second person pronoun for any number and case.
Idioms
you and yours
you, your family and your close friends 您: 您,您的家人和您的密友I wish you and yours all the best for the year ahead! 祝你和你的家人在新的一年里一切顺利!