English–Chinese

“he” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyintā

Example

他是我的好朋友。tā shì wǒ de hǎo péng yǒu

He is my good friend.

Illustration for 他 (he)

How to say “he” in Chinese

“He” in Chinese is 他 (tā).

A reference to one male person outside the speaker-listener pair.

Full entry for 他: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 他

他有一本书。tā yǒu yì běn shū

He has a book.

Tips for using 他

  • In speech, the third-person forms for a man, a woman, and a thing sound alike, so the written character carries information that English speech often shows in the pronoun itself.

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