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它

tā · ta

Traditional 牠

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Meaning

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tā 它

  1. it

tā 牠

  1. it (pronoun for an animal)
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Is it called Liangliang?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)养(yǎng)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)小猫(xiǎomāo)。

    I have a kitten.

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)名字(míngzi)？

    What is it called?

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)叫(jiào)亮亮(liàngliàng)。

    It is called Liangliang.

  4. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)叫(jiào)亮亮(liàngliàng)？那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)！

    Why Liangliang? That is my name!

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)它(tā)很(hěn)聪明(cōngming)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)它(tā)。

    Because it is very smart and I like it a lot.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)生气(shēngqì)了(le)。

    OK then, I am not angry any more.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)吗(ma)？

May I put it down here?

Tatoeba: Chinese by asosan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)猫(māo)很(hěn)可(kě)爱(ài)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)它(tā)。

This kitten is very cute; I like it a lot.

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