Before we form a sentence, it is important to know the pronouns first.
Here are some important pronouns in Chinese language.
I/You/He/She/It
| I, me | 我 | wŏ | ||
| You | 你 | nĭ | ||
| You (female) | 妳 | nĭ | ||
| You (polite) | 您 | nín | ||
| He, him | 他 | tā | ||
| She, her | 她 | tā | ||
| It | 它 | tā | ||
| We, us | 我们 | wŏ men | ||
| You all | 你们 | nĭ men | ||
| They, them | 他们 | tā men | ||
Note that in Chinese, the written form of “you”, "he/she" and "him/her" is
slightly different between male and female. However, their pronunciation is the same.
Actually in written form, you can write a female
as “你，他”or
“妳，她”,
but you cannot write a male as “妳，她”. Practically the word “你，他”are
commonly used even when we are referring to female.
Why male can't use “妳，她”? It is because these words' radical “女” means "female".
So now you have learnt the Chinese word of "female". Lets learn the word "male" as well.
| female | 女 | nǚ | ||
| male | 男 | nán | ||
This/These/That/Those
| this, these | 这 | zhè | ||
| that, those | 那 | nà | ||
Note that both singular/plural (this/these or that/those) are the same
in Chinese.
