Pronouns are the quiet fixers of everyday Traditional Chinese – they keep your sentences from sounding like a broken record of repeated names and objects. Without them, you’re stuck saying ‘Ming went to Ming’s house’ instead of ‘He went to his house,’ and life’s too short for that. This reference rounds up around 71 of the most practical pronouns you’ll actually need, whether you’re texting a friend, chatting about your day, or just trying to sound less like a walking dictionary.
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| Pronoun | Pinyin | Type | Meaning | Example Pinyin | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一切 | yīqiè | indefinite pronoun | everything | ||
| 人人 | rén rén | indefinite pronoun | everyone, everybody | rén rén dōu zhīdào | |
| 人家 | rénjia | personal pronoun (colloquial) | other people; someone (often used coyly for oneself) | Rénjia bù hǎoyìsi shuō. | |
| 什麼 | shénme | interrogative pronoun | what | nà shì shénme? | |
| 什麼人 | shén me rén | interrogative pronoun | who, what person | ||
| 他 | tā | personal pronoun | he / him | tā hěn máng | |
| 他們 | tāmen | Personal Pronoun | they/them (male/mixed) | tāmen lái le | |
| 他的 | tā de | possessive pronoun | his | tā de chē | |
| 任何 | rènhé | indefinite pronoun | any, whatever | Rènhé wèntí dōu kěyǐ wèn. | |
| 你 | nǐ | Personal | you (singular) | nǐ hǎo | |
| 你們 | nǐmen | Personal Pronoun | you (plural) | nǐmen hǎo | |
| 你的 | nǐ de | possessive pronoun | your, yours | nǐ de shū | |
| 俺 | ǎn | personal pronoun (colloquial) | I (colloquial, Northern China) | ||
| 全部 | quán bù | indefinite pronoun | all; everything | ||
| 其他 | qí tā | indefinite pronoun | other; others | ||
| 前者 | qián zhě | Demonstrative Pronoun | the former | ||
| 各位 | gèwèi | personal pronoun (polite) | everyone (formal address) | Gèwèi xiānsheng, nǚshì, wǎnshang hǎo. | |
| 各自 | gè zì | distributive pronoun | each; respective | ||
| 咱們 | zánmen | personal pronoun (colloquial) | we (inclusive, colloquial) | Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba. | |
| 咱們的 | zánmen de | possessive pronoun (inclusive) | our (inclusive) | ||
| 哪 | nǎ | interrogative pronoun | which | ||
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | interrogative pronoun | which ones, what (plural) | ||
| 哪位 | nǎ wèi | interrogative pronoun | which person, who (polite) | ||
| 哪個 | nǎge | interrogative pronoun | which one | Nǎge shì nǐ de? | |
| 哪裡 | nǎ lǐ | Interrogative Pronoun (Place) | where |
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