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他

tā · ta

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
  2. (used before sb's name for emphasis)
  3. (used as a meaningless mock object)
  4. (literary) other
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In a conversation

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Cooking classmate

  1. Dengdeng

    那边(nàbian)那个(nàge)人(rén)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Who is that person over there?

  2. Leon

    他(tā)是(shì)我(wǒ)同学(tóngxué)，他(tā)在(zài)学(xué)做饭(zuòfàn)。

    He is my classmate. He is learning to cook.

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)做(zuò)得(de)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Does he cook well?

  4. Leon

    他(tā)说(shuō)他(tā)做(zuò)的(de)菜(cài)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    He says his dishes are very tasty.

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)？那(nà)你(nǐ)吃(chī)过(guò)吗(ma)？

    He says so? Have you ever eaten them?

  6. Leon

    没有(méiyǒu)。他(tā)每次(měicì)都(dōu)说(shuō)：“下次(xiàcì)！”

    Never. Every time he says: "Next time!"

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)介(jiè)绍(shào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)。

He introduced his daughter to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)赞(zàn)成(chéng)还(hái)是(shi)反(fǎn)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)？

Are you for or against his idea?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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