you

pronoun
weak form 🔊/ju/, strong form 🔊/juː/
weak form 🔊/jə/, strong form 🔊/juː/
Idioms
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  1. 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
    • You said you knew the way.你说过你知道路的。🔊🔊
    • I thought she told you.我以为她告诉你了。🔊🔊
    • Can I sit next to you?我可以坐在你旁边吗?🔊🔊
    • I want both of you to help.我希望你们俩都能帮忙。
    • I don't think that hairstyle is you (= it doesn't suit your appearance or personality).我觉得那种发型不适合你。🔊🔊
  2. 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)
    • You girls, stop talking!你们这些女孩子,别说话了!🔊🔊
    • You stupid idiot!你这个白痴!🔊🔊
  3. used for referring to people in general(泛指任何人)
    • You learn a language better if you visit the country where it is spoken.如果到说某种语言的国家去,就会把这种语言学得更好。🔊🔊
    • It's a friendly place—people come up to you in the street and start talking.这个地方的人很友好,在街上走着就有人上来跟你攀谈。🔊🔊
  4. Word OriginOld English ēow, accusative and dative of (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
  1. you, your family and your close friends
    • I wish you and yours all the best for the year ahead!祝您和您未来一年一切顺利!