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他们 (tā men) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

他们 (tā men) is a Chinese word: they. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 他们

代 dài pronoun

they

他们喜欢打篮球

tā men xǐ huan dǎ lán qiú

They like to play basketball

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Word breakdown

他 tā — he/him (third person singular pronoun providing the base meaning)

们 men — plural marker suffix (transforms singular pronoun into plural)

Structure & writing
1 他 tā — third-person pronoun, generally male, sometimes gender-neutral (he/him; they)

他 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 们 men — suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural

们 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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