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它 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say tā slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“它”用来指代前面提到的、不明确性别的事物。
tā lái yòng zhǐ dài qián miàn diǎn zhào de、bù míng què xìng bié de shì wù。
"它"用于指代前面提到的、不确定性别的事物。
Context note
“它”常用于描述宠物或不明确性别的人或物。例如：那只小狗叫‘豆豆’，它是你的吗？
tā cháng yòng yú miáo shù kùn tóng huò bù míng què xìng bié de rén huò wù。lèi rú：zhè zhī dōu gǒu jiào ‘dòu dòu’，tā shì nǐ de ma？
"它"常用于描述宠物或不明确性别的人或物。例如：那只小狗叫‘豆豆’，它是你的吗？
5 examples
这是我的猫，它很可爱。
zhè shì wǒ de māo， tā hěn kě ài。
This is my cat, it is very cute.
那个男孩在玩玩具车，它发出声音。
nà ge nán hái zài wán wán jù chē， tā fā chū shēng yīn。
That boy was playing with a toy car, and it made a sound.
外面有一只鸟，它飞走了。
wài miàn yǒu yì zhī niǎo， tā fēi zǒu le。
There is a bird outside, it flew away.
那个女孩在画画，她画的那幅画，它很漂亮。
nà ge nǚ hái zài huà huà， tā huà de nà fú huà， tā hěn piào liang。
That girl was drawing, the picture she drew is very beautiful.
桌子上放着一本书，它很厚。
zhuō zi shàng fàng zhe yì běn shū， tā hěn hòu。
There is a thick book on the table.
5 mini stories
小明养了一只小狗，它叫豆豆。
xiǎo míng yǎng le yì zhī xiǎo gǒu， tā jiào dòu dòu。
Xiaoming has a pet dog, it's called Doudou.
妈妈买了一个玩具熊，它很可爱。
mā ma mǎi le yí gè wán jù xióng， tā hěn kě ài。
Mom bought a toy bear, it is very cute.
爸爸带我去公园玩，那里有一只小鸟，它在唱歌。
bà ba dài wǒ qù gōng yuán wán， nà lǐ yǒu yì zhī xiǎo niǎo， tā zài chàng gē。
Dad took me to the park to play, there was a little bird singing in the park.
姐姐画了一幅画，她画的那幅画，它很漂亮。
jiě jie huà le yì fú huà， tā huà de nà fú huà， tā hěn piào liang。
My sister drew a picture, it is very beautiful.
桌子上放着一本书，它很厚。
zhuō zi shàng fàng zhe yì běn shū， tā hěn hòu。
There is a thick book on the table.