Chinese word

她们

Pronunciation

Pinyintā men

Meaning

  • pronounthey

Example

她们是我的同学。tā men shì wǒ de tóng xué

They are my classmates.

Illustration for 她们 (they)

More examples

她们在教室里。tā men zài jiào shì lǐ

They are in the classroom.

Core concept

Several women or girls gathered under one pronoun.

Common phrases

  • 她们的书tā men de shū

    their books

  • 和她们在一起hé tā men zài yì qǐ

    be together with them

  • 她们都tā men dōu

    they all

Similar words

他们tā men: Used for a group of two or more people that includes a male person.
她tā: Used for one woman or girl in the third person.
你们nǐ men: Used when speaking to two or more people.

Definition in Chinese

用作第三人称复数代词，用来指代多名女性（指人，不指物）。yòng zuò dì sān rén chēng fù shù dài cí yòng lái zhǐ dài duō míng nǚ xìng zhǐ rén bù zhǐ wù

Word origin

The word joins 她 (tā, "she"), a feminine pronoun, with 们 (men, "plural suffix"), a marker for more than one person.

Usage tips

  • English they does not show gender, but 她们 (tāmen, "they") makes clear that the group is female.

Opposites

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