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Chinese pronouns
Personal pronouns, this and that, and the question words, most common first.
Personal pronouns
- 我wǒI; me
- 你nǐyou
- 他tāhe; him
- 我们wǒmenwe; us
- 自己zìjǐoneself (myself, yourself etc.)
- 她tāshe; her
- 他们tāmenthey; them
- 它tāit
- 您nín(polite) you
- 大家dàjiāeveryone; everybody
- 你们nǐmenyou (plural)
- 别人biérénother people; others; someone else
- 它们tāmenthey; them (for things or animals)
- 咱们zánmenwe; us (including the listener)
- 她们tāmenthey; them (female)
This and that
Question words
Each and some
Do Chinese pronouns change for he, she and it?
Not in speech: he, she and it are all tā. Only the writing differs: 他 (he), 她 (she) and 它 (it). Add 们 for the plural (我们, we), and 的 for the possessive (我的, my), though close family and home drop it: 我妈妈 (my mum). 我 is both “I” and “me”.
What is the difference between 我们 and 咱们?
咱们 (zánmen) always includes the person you are talking to: “you and me”. 我们 (wǒmen) can leave them out. 咱们 is more common in the north and in speech.
How do question words work in Chinese?
A question word sits where the answer will go, and the sentence keeps its order: 你去哪儿？(nǐ qù nǎr, where are you going?) is answered 我去北京 (I’m going to Beijing). A question with a question word takes no 吗.
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Ordered by our own count of Chinese web text (FineWeb-2, ODC-By). Meanings from our own dictionary.