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它们 (tā men) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

它们 (tā men) is a Chinese word: they/them (for things/animals). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 它们

代 dài pronoun

they/them (for things/animals)

我喜欢这些动物,它们很可爱。

wǒ xǐ huan zhè xiē dòng wù tā men hěn kě ài

I like these animals, they are very cute.

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Word breakdown

它 tā — it (third-person singular pronoun for non-human entities)

们 men — plural marker (makes 'it' become 'they')

Structure & writing
1 它 tā — third-person pronoun for non-human things; it
它 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 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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