Meaning of 她们
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- they; them (females)
How to use 她们
她们 is used for a group that is all female, as subject or object. 们 never changes form, so the same word means both they and them. Example: 她们是我的朋友。(Tāmen shì wǒ de péngyou.) They are my friends.
她 (tā) has the woman radical 女 on the left, so it means she. Add the plural marker 们 (men), which has 人 for person, and you get a group of women: they.
Common mistake: Learners often use 她们 for a mixed group of men and women. The standard choice for a mixed group is 他们 (tāmen), and 她们 is only for groups where everyone is female.
她们 in example sentences
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她 tā · she · 6 strokes
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们 men · plural marker for pronouns · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 她们.
| 我们 | wǒmen | we; us; ourselves |
| 他们 | tāmen | they; them |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) |
| 朋友们 | péngyoumen | |
| 它们 | tāmen | they; them |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 咱们 | zánmen | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me |
| 哥们 | gēmen | (coll.) dude; buddy; bro |
| 哥们儿 | gēmenr | erhua form of 哥們|哥们[ge1 men5] |
| 弟兄们 | dìxiōngmen | brothers; comrades |
| 爷们 | yémen | menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc |
| 俺们 | ǎnmen | (dialect) we; us; our |
Questions about 她们
What does 她们 mean?
她们 (tāmen) means "they; them (females)" and is used as a pronoun.
How do you write 她们?
她们 is made of 2 characters: 她 (6 strokes), 们 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 她们 an HSK word?
Yes. 她们 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 她们 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 她们 is written 她們.
Do 她们, 他们 and 它们 sound different?
No. All three are pronounced tāmen. The difference only shows up in writing, so in speech you rely on context.
Can I use 她们 with a number, like three women?
Do not add 们 after a number phrase. Say 她们三个 (tāmen sān gè), meaning the three of them, or 三个女孩 (sān gè nǚhái), not 三个她们.