tā
him
In Chinese, '他' is a third-person pronoun same as 'him' in English. It is used to refer to a male person or a person where the gender is unknown or irrelevant in the context. In verbal or written context, it can be used as the subject, object, or possessive form based on its position in the sentence.
tā zài kàn shū.
He is reading a book.
This sentence is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action that is currently happening. '他' is the subject of the sentence, meaning 'he'.
tā huì shuō yīng yǔ.
He can speak English.
This sentence uses the verb '会' to express ability. '他' is the subject of the sentence, indicating 'he'.
tā hěn gāo xìng.
He is very happy.
In this sentence, '他' is the subject, '很' is an intensifier for the adjective 'happy'.
tā de gǒu hěn kě ài.
His dog is very cute.
'他的' is a possessive pronoun, indicating that the dog belongs to him. '很可爱' means 'very cute'.
tā zuó tiān qù le xué xiào.
He went to school yesterday.
This sentence refers to a past event. '他昨天' means 'he yesterday', and '去了学校' means 'went to school'.
tā huì kāi chē.
He can drive a car.
This sentence uses the verb '会' to express ability. '他' is the subject of the sentence, indicating 'he'.
tā xǐ huan chī píng guǒ.
He likes to eat apples.
'他喜欢' means 'he likes', and '吃苹果' means 'to eat apples'. The object of the sentence is 'apples'.
tā zhèng zài xué xí zhōng wén.
He is studying Chinese.
This sentence is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action that is currently happening. '他' is the subject of the sentence, meaning 'he'.
tā zhù zài běi jīng.
He lives in Beijing.
In this sentence, '他' is the subject, '住在' means 'lives in', and '北京' is the place where he lives.
tā mǎi le yì běn shū.
He bought a book.
This sentence refers to a past event. '他买了' means 'he bought', and '一本书' is the object meaning 'a book'.