<p>I agree it's redundant. When there's a quantifier following with a noun, never use 们.</p>

<p>们【助】
用在代词或指人的名词后面,表示复数。如:孩子们</p>

<p><strong>注意：名词前有数量词时，后面不加“们”，例如不说“三个孩子们”</strong>
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2016-05-06T16:19:44.570Z
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Danying Gao
<p>I would say that 们 in this context is redundant. 许多 and 各位 have already implied that there is more than one entity. Therefore, the 们 here is simply redundant. </p>

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2016-05-06T05:10:37.927Z
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erwinleonardy
<p>It could be redundant, but it's not incorrect. There is no plural in Chinese. At times, having 们 merely makes it sound better. </p>

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2016-05-09T23:09:32.133Z
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user54188
<p>There appear to be some rare examples of suffix 们 after 许多、很多、各位。According to some sources this is acceptable。Examples: 许多:  "许多思想家们认为"(   <a href="http://chinese.irib.ir/2010-07-31-13-14-51/2010-07-31-13-16-24/item/47176-%E8%A5%BF%E6%96%B9%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E8%A7%82%E5%BF%B5%E7%BC%BA%E5%A4%B1" rel="nofollow">http://chinese.irib.ir/2010-07-31-13-14-51/2010-07-31-13-16-24/item/47176-%E8%A5%BF%E6%96%B9%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E8%A7%82%E5%BF%B5%E7%BC%BA%E5%A4%B1</a>)  "许多 蜜蜂们" (<a href="http://www.ruiwen.com/news/54481.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.ruiwen.com/news/54481.htm</a>) (already questioned at this and other sites)
很多："吸引很多玩家们的参与" (<a href="http://www.ezu88.com/4578.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ezu88.com/4578.html</a>) 各位："这样子 你通知各位兄弟们"(功勋03 ３２：５1,
<a href="http://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/25045964.html#vid=25045964" rel="nofollow">http://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/25045964.html#vid=25045964</a>)</p>

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2016-05-06T02:20:15.953Z
It's ungrammatical but accepted in spoken language.
NS.X.
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2016-05-06T04:07:12.137Z
I think it is not wrong, but redundant.
sfy
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2016-05-12T22:48:41.070Z
2 more examples for ＂那些。。。们＂ from ＜功勋＞电视剧: 0４，３８：２８：你那些弟兄们能不能喝上棒子面
（http://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/25046084.html#vid=25046084）（wrong use of 们 may be due to the fact that speaker 崔老拐 shortly before has used 弟兄们 correctly w／o preceding indefinite quantifier 些 and by simple inertia got carried away into repeating it with preceding ＂那些＂。（错误使用＂们＂的原因很可能是因为崔老拐在没有表示不定数量词的情况下，数次正确地使用了＂们＂，而接着由于惯性的原因用＂那些＂修饰的时候再次说了＂弟兄们＂）, 05，０８：５１：老六回答崔老拐说：你想让那些跟着你的兄弟们 ０８：５２ 喝西北风啊
（http://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/25046295.html#vid=25046295） It may be noted that the speakers are natives of 满洲的长春 (新京)
user6065
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2016-05-13T06:35:43.703Z
as web searches confirm, redundant use of 们 has been discussed on the web repeatedly (including use with non-human nouns), also as noted in CCG, it regularly occurs as a term of address in gatherings, as others have noted it may have an emotional tinge, implying empathy, (note above use with 弟兄）。
user6065
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Wrong or merely redundant use of 们?
# Wrong or merely redundant use of 们?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-06)

There appear to be some rare examples of suffix 们 after 许多、很多、各位。According to some sources this is acceptable。Examples: 许多: "许多思想家们认为"( <http://chinese.irib.ir/2010-07-31-13-14-51/2010-07-31-13-16-24/item/47176-%E8%A5%BF%E6%96%B9%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E8%A7%82%E5%BF%B5%E7%BC%BA%E5%A4%B1>) "许多 蜜蜂们" (<http://www.ruiwen.com/news/54481.htm>) (already questioned at this and other sites)
很多："吸引很多玩家们的参与" (<http://www.ezu88.com/4578.html>) 各位："这样子 你通知各位兄弟们"(功勋03 ３２：５1,
<http://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/25045964.html#vid=25045964>)

**Tags:** grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It's ungrammatical but accepted in spoken language.  
> **username_2**: I think it is not wrong, but redundant.  
> **username_0**: 2 more examples for ＂那些。。。们＂ from ＜功勋＞电视剧: 0４，３８：２８：你那些弟兄们能不能喝上棒子面 （http://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/25046084.html#vid=25046084）（wrong use of 们 may be due to the fact that speaker 崔老拐 shortly before has used 弟兄们 correctly w／o preceding indefinite quantifier 些 and by simple inertia got carried away into repeating it with preceding ＂那些＂。（错误使用＂们＂的原因很可能是因为崔老拐在没有表示不定数量词的情况下，数次正确地使用了＂们＂，而接着由于惯性的原因用＂那些＂修饰的时候再次说了＂弟兄们＂）, 05，０８：５１：老六回答崔老拐说：你想让那些跟着你的兄弟们 ０８：５２ 喝西北风啊 （http://www.le.com/ptv/vplay/25046295.html#vid=25046295） It may be noted that the speakers are natives of 满洲的长春 (新京)  
> **username_0**: as web searches confirm, redundant use of 们 has been discussed on the web repeatedly (including use with non-human nouns), also as noted in CCG, it regularly occurs as a term of address in gatherings, as others have noted it may have an emotional tinge, implying empathy, (note above use with 弟兄）。  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-05-06. Score: 2

I agree it's redundant. When there's a quantifier following with a noun, never use 们.

们【助】
用在代词或指人的名词后面,表示复数。如:孩子们

**注意：名词前有数量词时，后面不加“们”，例如不说“三个孩子们”**
(<http://xuexi.123cha.com/zd/11586.html>)


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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-05-06. Score: 1

I would say that 们 in this context is redundant. 许多 and 各位 have already implied that there is more than one entity. Therefore, the 们 here is simply redundant.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2016-05-09. Score: 0

It could be redundant, but it's not incorrect. There is no plural in Chinese. At times, having 们 merely makes it sound better.


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