Definition
吾辈 is a classical Chinese first-person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'people like us'. It carries a literary, somewhat archaic or formal tone — you'll encounter it in historical texts, formal speeches, or self-deprecatingly in modern writing to sound humble or grand. It is not used in everyday conversation; 我们 is the standard modern equivalent.
pr.
(literary, formal) weuspeople of our kind
Examples
- 吾辈。wú bèi dāng zìqiáng bùxī.We should strive to constantly strengthen ourselves.
- 吾辈，。wú bèi suī píngfán, yì yǒu qí zhì.Though we are ordinary, we too have our aspirations.
- 吾辈。Cǐ nǎi wú bèi zhī zérèn.This is our responsibility.
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