它们

• 拼音: tā men
• 汉字拆解: 它 = 宀 (roof) + lower component, the pronoun 'it'; 们 = 亻(person) + 门 (door, phonetic), plural marker

含义

They; them (for animals and things). The plural third-person pronoun for non-human referents.

The plural form of 它, used to refer to multiple animals or inanimate objects. Like the singular 它, it is distinct from 他们 (they, for males or mixed groups) and 她们 (they, for all-female groups) only in writing. In speech all three sound the same: tāmen.

例句

1. 这些花很漂亮，它们是从花店买的。
2. 小猫和小狗在一起玩，它们是好朋友。
3. 这些书很有用，我经常看它们。

用法指南

语境: everyday conversation, describing multiple things, animals

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 把这些椅子搬走，它们太旧了。(Move these chairs away, they are too old.)
• 这些苹果看着不错，它们多少钱？(These apples look good, how much are they?)

错误说法

• 不要用它们来指一群人 (Don't use 它们 to refer to a group of people — use 他们 for males or mixed groups, 她们 for all-female groups; 它们 is strictly for animals and objects)

起源与历史

它 (tā, it) + 们 (men, plural marker). The suffix 们 is added to pronouns and some nouns referring to people or, in this case, things, to indicate plurality.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal