Word Explanation
‘你俩’ is an informal, familiar pronoun meaning 'you two' — used exclusively when addressing exactly two people you know well, such as friends, family members, or classmates. It combines the second-person singular pronoun 你 (nǐ, 'you') with 俩 (liǎ), a colloquial contraction of 两个 (liǎng gè, 'two [people]'). Unlike formal alternatives like 你们 (nǐmen), which can mean 'you two' or 'you all', 你俩 is unambiguous: it always refers to precisely two people and carries a warm, intimate tone.
This term appears frequently in spoken Mandarin and casual writing — think of chatting with siblings, teasing roommates, or giving light instructions to a pair of close friends. It’s rarely used in formal settings, official documents, or with strangers or elders, where 你们 or more respectful forms are preferred. Because 俩 inherently implies 'two people', it never takes additional measure words or numbers — saying *你俩个 or *你俩人 is grammatically incorrect and unnatural.
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