How to Say ‘Your’ in Simplified Chinese
你的
nǐ de
[nee duh]
💬 Usage Tip: [的] after a pronoun makes "my/your/his" type phrases: [我的], [你的], [他的]. Before a noun, it links the owner to the thing: [你的穿搭], [我的朋友].
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The singular pronoun used to address another person.
你今天看起来很自信。
You look very confident today.
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
Links a person or thing to what belongs to them, like your in English.
你的笑容很有感染力。
Your smile is very infectious.
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