代词A1
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns in Chinese
Learning Goal
I can use all personal pronouns correctly
Exam Skills:HSK 1 SpeakingHSK 1 Writing
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
我爱你。
I love you.
我们是朋友。
We are friends.
您好！
How are you? (formal)
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Personal Pronouns
Chinese pronouns never change form. Add 们 for plural. 他/她/它 all sound 'tā'. 您 is formal 'you'.
All 3rd-person pronouns sound 'tā'. Pronouns never change case form.
我爱你。
I love you.
我爱你 — 我 is both 'I' (subject) and 'me' (object). No case change!
我们是朋友。
We are friends.
我们是朋友 — add 们 to make any pronoun plural: 我→我们, 你→你们, 他→他们.
您好！
How are you? (formal)
您好！ — 您 nín is the polite form of 你, used with elders, superiors, strangers.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises