Definition
她 (tā) means 'she' — used only for females. It sounds identical to 他 (tā 'he') and 它 (tā 'it'), so in speech you rely on context to tell them apart. 她们 (tāmen) is the female-only plural 'they/them'; 他们 (tāmen) is the general plural 'they' (mixed or all-male group).
pronoun
she
Easily confused
- 池chílook-alikepool, pond
- 它tāsound-alikeit
- 他tālook-alikehe; him
- 塔tǎsound-alikepagoda; tower
- 地dìlook-alike(particle) structural particle for forming adverbials; -ly
- 踏tàsound-aliketo step on, to tread, to stamp
- 塌tāsound-aliketo collapse (of structures, etc.)
Examples
- 她。tā shì wǒ lǎoshī.She is my teacher.
- 她？tā zài jiā ma?Is she at home?
- 她。tā hěn hǎo.She is very good.
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