ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    pron.(third person singular and male) he; him

    • cóng bǐ jì shàng kàn bu chū tā shì nán de hái shi nǚ de

      笔迹还是

      You can't tell if it's a man or a woman from handwriting.

    • tā fù qīn shì gè diàn qì gōng chéng shī

      父亲电气工程

      His father is an electrical engineer.

    • tā gāng cái gěi nǐ sòng piào lái le

      刚才

      He came just now with a ticket for you.

  • 2

    pron.other; another; something else

    • bié wú tā fǎ

      There are no other ways.

    • lǐ tóng zhì yǐ jīng tā diào

      同志已经

      Comrade Li has already been transferred elsewhere.

    • tā nián tā yuè yǒu jī huì de huà wǒ zài lái kàn nǐ

      机会的话

      I will come and see you some other time if I get the chance.

  • 3

    pron.(third person singular and male) he or him

    synonym
  • 4

    pron.(used for either sex when the sex of a person is unknown or unimportant)

    synonym
  • 5

    pron.(used after a verb as a meaningless mock object)

  • 6

    pron.(used after a verb as a meaningless mock object)

    • bǎo bǎo de chī tā yī dùn

      have a good dinner

    • chàng tā jǐ jù jīng xì

      京戏

      sing a few lines of Beijing opera

    • zài dú tā yī biàn

      read it a second time

  • 7

    pron.(used in the pattern to express the idea of everybody)

  • 8

    pron.other; another; some other

    synonym
  • 9

    pron.elsewhere; other place; something else

  • 10

    pron.(used before a person's name for emphasis)

Word usage

  • Note
    "他" refers to a man, not a woman, as well as a reference when one's gender is not clear or when it is unnecessary to clarify the gender. "他" in "其他" is usually not written as "它".