(tā men) - they, them (neutral tone men) in Mandarin
tāmenTraditional: 它們
HSK 2
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Translation
they, them (neutral tone men)
Word origin
A compound of the inanimate pronoun 它 (tā) 'it' and the plural suffix 們 (men). 它 was an early graph for a snake, borrowed for 'it'; 們 carries the 亻(person) radical with 門 (mén) as phonetic. Together they mean 'they' for things.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 它 (tā, it) + 們 (men, plural suffix: 亻person + 門 phonetic)
Stroke order
它
们
Examples
。
They have all gone.
？
Do you know them?
。
They are very friendly.
。
They are all kittens.
。
Their colour is very pretty.
它们 (tā men) means they, them (neutral tone men). It is used as a pronoun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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