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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing 'she' or 'her' with 她 (tā)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    她 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    The pronoun 她 (tā) means 'she' or 'her' and is the feminine third-person pronoun in Chinese. It is distinguished from the masculine 他 and the neuter 它 only in writing; all three are pronounced identically as tā.

    Examples

    • 她每天早上都去公园跑步。

      Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu qù gōngyuán pǎobù.

      She goes running in the park every morning.

    • 这本书是她写的，你看过吗？

      Zhè běn shū shì tā xiě de, nǐ kàn guò ma?

      This book was written by her — have you read it?

    • 我昨天见到她了，她看起来很开心。

      Wǒ zuótiān jiàn dào tā le, tā kàn qǐlái hěn kāixīn.

      I saw her yesterday; she looked very happy.

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