Use “she” for the semantic unit 她. Its pronunciation matches 他, while the written mapping preserves gender.
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she
她
A female person referred to as the subject.
Standard Mapping
- Chinese
- 她
- Pinyin
- tā
- Meaning
- 女性第三人称单数代词
- Note
- Primary feminine third-person mapping.
Meaning and Usage
Mapping Boundary
Correct Mapping
She drink water → 她喝水。
Incorrect Mapping or Split
Her drink water → 她喝水。
Reason
Her is not the canonical subject token for 她.
Chinglish Examples
She need help
Chinese Sentence
她需要帮助。
Full Pinyin
tā xū yào bāng zhù
Natural English
She needs help.
She why busy
Chinese Sentence
她为什么忙？
Full Pinyin
tā wèi shén me máng
Natural English
Why is she busy?
She drink water
Chinese Sentence
她喝水。
Full Pinyin
tā hē shuǐ
Natural English
She drinks water.
She like phone
Chinese Sentence
她喜欢手机。
Full Pinyin
tā xǐ huān shǒu jī
Natural English
She likes phones.