它

tā

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Pronoun Very common

Definitions

1. it

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Character focus

Stroke order

5 strokes

Usage notes

Collocations

它 is used for animals and objects; use 他 for people and 她 for females.

Common mistakes

Do not use 它 to refer to people; 它 is only for non-human entities.

Example Sentences

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它是一只猫。

It is a cat.

我喜欢梅花，因为它在冬天开放。

I like plum blossoms because they bloom in winter.

我学习烹饪，因为它很有趣。

I study cooking because it is very interesting.

这个问题很复杂，我们需要找到它的核心。

This problem is complex; we need to find its core.

你為甚麼認為湯姆不喜歡它？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6923184)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 它

它们

tā men

they (for inanimate objects)

other

a guitar

itself

no matter if

它