他們

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See also: 他们, 她们, and 她們

Chinese

he; him; other (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)
trad. (他們)
simp. (他们)

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Pronoun

他們

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Changsha Xiang, at least one male) they; them
    他們親屬關係 [MSC, trad.]
    他们亲属关系 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen yǒu qīnshǔ guānxi.
    They are related.
    他們來自農村 [MSC, trad.]
    他们来自农村 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen dōu láizì nóngcūn.
    They are all from the countryside.
    他們好久沒有通信 [MSC, trad.]
    他们好久没有通信 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen hǎojiǔ méiyǒu tōngxìn le.
    They haven't written to each other for a long time.
    事實上我們科研方面遠遠超過他們 [MSC, trad.]
    事实上我们科研方面远远超过他们 [MSC, simp.]
    Shìshíshàng, wǒmen zài kēyán fāngmiàn yuǎnyuǎn chāoguò tāmen.
    As a matter of fact, we are far ahead of them in scientific research.
    覺得他們應該他們工資紅包 [MSC, trad.]
    觉得他们应该他们工资红包 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ juéde tāmen zuò de hěn hǎo, yīnggāi gěi tāmen zhǎng gōngzī, fā hóngbāo.
    I think they have done a good job, so we should raise their wages and give them red envelopes.

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Standard Mandarin Chinese personal pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st () 我們我们 (wǒmen)
inclusive 咱們咱们 (zánmen)
2nd male/indefinite () 你們你们 (nǐmen)
female () 妳們你们 (nǐmen)
deity () 祢們祢们 (nǐmen)
polite (nín) 你們你们 (nǐmen)
您們您们 (nínmen)
3rd male/indefinite () 他們他们 (tāmen)
female () 她們她们 (tāmen)
deity () 祂們祂们 (tāmen)
animal () 牠們它们 (tāmen)
inanimate () 它們它们 (tāmen)