Pronouns

In Chinese language there are three basic pronouns:

• I, me - wǒ - 我
• You - nǐ - 你
• He, Him / She, Her / It – tā – 她/他/它

The plural form is formed by adding the syllable "们" (men) at the end of the pronoun:

• we, us - wǒ men - 我们
• you - nǐ men - 你们
• they, them - tā men - 他们

When speaking to an elderly or senior person during a conversation, it is more polite to address them formally with "您" (nín) instead of "你" (nǐ)

He, she and it all have the same pronunciation and same sound: tā, but the character is different;

• he - 他
• she - 她
• it - 它

So in spoken Chinese or Mandarin, the context of the sentence or the conversation usually tells you whether the speaker is referring to aman, a woman or a thing.