English–Chinese
“they” in Chinese
How to say “they” in Chinese
“They” in Chinese is 他们 (tā men).
A group of people outside the conversation is treated as one grammatical group.
Example sentences with 他们
这是他们的书。zhè shì tā men de shū
This is their book.
Tips for using 他们
- Chinese verbs do not change form for this kind of subject, so the verb keeps the same form whether the subject is one person or a group.
Other Chinese words for “they”
她们是我的同学。tā men shì wǒ de tóng xué
They are my classmates.
我买了很多玩具，它们都很便宜。wǒ mǎi le hěn duō wán jù tā men dōu hěn pián yi
I bought a lot of toys, and they were all cheap.