() — third-person pronoun for God (in Christian Bible); third-person pronoun for divine beings (in fiction, especially fantasy)

Definition

祂 (tā) is the third-person pronoun reserved for God or divine beings — the capitalized 'He/Him' of Chinese. Use it only for deities; for ordinary people use 他.

noun
third-person pronoun for God (in Christian Bible)third-person pronoun for divine beings (in fiction, especially fantasy)

Examples

  • tā Shì yǔ zhòu de chuàng zào zhě.
    He is the creator of the universe.
  • Zài xiǎo shuō zhōng, tā yōng yǒu wú qióng de lì liàng.
    In the novel, He possesses infinite power.
  • Xìn tú men xiàng tā qí dǎo.
    Believers pray to Him.

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