(tā men) - they, them (female-only group) in Mandarin
tāmenTraditional: 她們
HSK 2
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Translation
they, them (female-only group)
Word origin
A compound of the feminine pronoun 她 (tā) 'she' and the plural suffix 們 (men). 她 has the 女 (woman) radical with 也 as phonetic; 們 carries the 亻(person) radical with 門 (mén) as phonetic. Together they mean 'they' for an all-female group.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 她 (tā, she: 女 woman + 也) + 們 (men, plural suffix: 亻+ 門)
Stroke order
她
们
Examples
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They are good friends.
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They are singing.
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Please tell them.
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They are good friends who grew up together.
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They are singing in the park.
她们 (tā men) - they, them (female-only group).
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