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    Referring to a female group with 她们 (tāmen)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    她们 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    The pronoun 她们 (tāmen) is used to refer to "they" or "them" when the group consists entirely of females. It distinguishes from 他们, which is used for male or mixed-gender groups. Use 她们 whenever you want to specifically indicate an all-female group of people.

    Examples

    • 她们三个人一起去逛街了。

      tāmen sān gè rén yīqǐ qù guàngjiē le.

      The three of them went shopping together.

    • 她们是我大学时候最好的朋友。

      tāmen shì wǒ dàxué shíhou zuì hǎo de péngyǒu.

      They were my best friends in college.

    • 老师让她们先回教室。

      lǎoshī ràng tāmen xiān huí jiàoshì.

      The teacher told them to go back to the classroom first.

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