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Definitions

  1. 1. he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
  2. 2. (used before sb's name for emphasis)
  3. 3. (used as a meaningless mock object)
  4. 4. (literary) other

Example Sentences

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" 是誰?" " 是吉姆。"
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 790608)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 他

北达科他
běi dá kē tā

North Dakota, US state

利他主义
lì tā zhǔ yì

altruism

他杀
tā shā

homicide (law)

管他呢
guǎn tā ne

don’t worry about (it, him etc)

他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù

lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside

客死他乡
kè sǐ tā xiāng

see 客死異鄉|客死异乡[kè sǐ yì xiāng]

吉他谱
jí tā pǔ

guitar tablature

马尔他语
mǎ ěr tā yǔ

Maltese (language)

别无他法
bié wú tā fǎ

there is no alternative

南达科他
nán dá kē tā

South Dakota, US state

他他米
tā tā mǐ

see 榻榻米[tà tà mǐ]

扶他林
fú tā lín

voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller

犹他
yóu tā

Utah

他者
tā zhě

others

他性
tā xìng

otherness

马尔他人
mǎ ěr tā rén

Maltese (person)

他者性
tā zhě xìng

otherness

贝斯吉他
bèi sī jí tā

bass guitar

美他沙酮
měi tā shā tóng

metaxalone

流落他乡
liú luò tā xiāng

to wander far from home

利他灵
lì tā líng

Ritalin (brand name)

排他
pái tā

exclusive

利他能
lì tā néng

Ritalin (brand name)

利他
lì tā

to benefit others

利他林
lì tā lín

Ritalin (brand name)

K他命
k tā mìng

ketamine (C13H16ClNO) (slang)

各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng

sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

他律
tā lǜ

external regulation (e.g. by means of a regulatory body, as opposed to self-regulation 自律[zì lu:4])

他迁
tā qiān

to relocate

王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā

the king looked left and right and then talked of other things

他加禄语
tā jiā lù yǔ

Tagalog (language)

耶弗他
yē fú tā

Jephthah (Hebrew: Yiftach) son of Gilead, Judges 11-foll.

安非他命
ān fēi tā mìng

amphetamine (medical) (loanword)

别无他物
bié wú tā wù

nothing else

管他
guǎn tā

no matter if

吉他手
jí tā shǒu

guitar player

犹他州
yóu tā zhōu

Utah

他用
tā yòng

other use

他妈的
tā mā de

(taboo curse) damn it!

马耳他
mǎ ěr tā

Malta

克他命
kè tā mìng

ketamine (loanword)

异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng

foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

他人
tā rén

another

他娘的
tā niáng de

same as 他媽的|他妈的[tā mā de]

他们
tā men

they

管他三七二十一
guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī

who cares

服他灵
fú tā líng

voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller

维他命
wéi tā mìng

vitamin (loanword)

他国
tā guó

another country

管他的
guǎn tā de

don’t worry about (it, him etc)

巽他群岛
xùn tā qún dǎo

Sunda Islands (Malay archipelago)

南达科他州
nán dá kē tā zhōu

South Dakota, US state

他者化
tā zhě huà

othering

甲基安非他命
jiǎ jī ān fēi tā mìng

methamphetamine

辛伐他汀
xīn fá tā tīng

simvastatin

安非他明
ān fēi tā míng

amphetamine (loanword)

他乡
tā xiāng

foreign land

北达科他州
běi dá kē tā zhōu

North Dakota, US state

电吉他
diàn jí tā

electric guitar

别无他用
bié wú tā yòng

to have no other use or purpose (idiom)

其他
qí tā

other

巽他海峡
xùn tā hǎi xiá

Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java

他信
tā xìn

Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006

吉他
jí tā

guitar (loanword)

利他行为
lì tā xíng wéi

altruistic behavior