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Usages of tā

我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　一起yìqǐ　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒ gēn tā yìqǐ zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
She and I are watching a movie at home.
昨天zuótiān　我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　说shuō　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　去qù。zuótiān wǒ gēn tā shuō wǒ bù néng qù.
Yesterday I told her I couldn’t go.
谁shéi　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　她tā　水shuǐ？shéi kěyǐ gěi tā shuǐ?
Who can give her some water?
我们wǒmen　比bǐ　她tā　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen bǐ tā gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
We like watching movies more than she does.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　让ràng　她tā　先xiān　回huí　家jiā。wǒ xiǎng ràng tā xiān huí jiā.
I want to let her go home first.
我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　等děng　她tā，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài gōngsī pángbiān děng tā, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
Sometimes I wait for her near the company, then we go to the supermarket together.
你nǐ　认识rènshi　她tā　多久duōjiǔ　了le？nǐ rènshi tā duōjiǔ le?
How long have you known her?
当然dāngrán，　你nǐ　现在xiànzài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　她tā，　或者huòzhě　我wǒ　来lái　告诉gàosu　她tā，　都dōu　可以kěyǐ。dāngrán, nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, huòzhě wǒ lái gàosu tā, dōu kěyǐ.
Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.
我wǒ　应该yīnggāi　回huí　家jiā，　然后ránhòu　做zuò　饭fàn　给gěi　她tā　吃chī。wǒ yīnggāi huí jiā, ránhòu zuò fàn gěi tā chī.
I should go home, then cook for her.
我wǒ　刚gāng　在zài　外面wàimiàn　看见kànjiàn　她tā　了le。wǒ gāng zài wàimiàn kànjiàn tā le.
I just saw her outside.
她tā　准备zhǔnbèi　在zài　医院yīyuàn　住zhù　两liǎng　天tiān，　大家dàjiā　可以kěyǐ　去qù　看kàn　她tā。tā zhǔnbèi zài yīyuàn zhù liǎng tiān, dàjiā kěyǐ qù kàn tā.
She plans to stay in the hospital for two days; everyone can go visit her.
我wǒ　坐zuò　着zhe　等děng　她tā。wǒ zuò zhe děng tā.
I am sitting and waiting for her.
刚才Gāngcái　我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　她tā。Gāngcái wǒ zài wàimiàn děng tā.
Just now I was outside waiting for her.
今天Jīntiān　我wǒ　不但búdàn　开会kāihuì，　而且érqiě　要yào　马上mǎshàng　给gěi　她tā　回huí　邮件yóujiàn，　我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　再zài　聊天liáotiān。Jīntiān wǒ búdàn kāihuì, érqiě yào mǎshàng gěi tā huí yóujiàn, wǒmen wǎnshang zài liáotiān.
Today I not only have a meeting, but also need to reply to her email right away; let’s chat again tonight.
我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　给gěi　她tā　回huí　了le　一yì　封fēng　邮件yóujiàn。wǒ gāngcái gěi tā huí le yì fēng yóujiàn.
I just replied to her email.
你nǐ　记得jìde　她tā　的de　名字míngzi　吗ma？nǐ jìde tā de míngzi ma?
Do you remember her name?
下班xiàbān　后hòu　我wǒ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。xiàbān hòu wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
After work I call her.
她tā　教jiāo　我wǒ　说shuō　中文zhōngwén，　我wǒ　教jiāo　她tā　写xiě　英文yīngwén。tā jiāo wǒ shuō zhōngwén, wǒ jiāo tā xiě yīngwén.
She teaches me to speak Chinese; I teach her to write English.
她tā　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么办zěnmebàn，　我wǒ　就jiù　跟gēn　她tā　去qù　公园gōngyuán　聊天liáotiān。tā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.
你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà，　让ràng　她tā　放心fàngxīn。nǐ kěyǐ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà, ràng tā fàngxīn.
You can call her so she won’t worry.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　听清楚tīngqīngchu　她tā　的de　声音shēngyīn。wǒ xiǎng zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ tīngqīngchu tā de shēngyīn.
I want to hear her voice clearly in a quiet room.
她tā　不bù　想xiǎng　让ràng　别人biéren　帮bāng　她tā　做zuò　作业zuòyè。tā bù xiǎng ràng biéren bāng tā zuò zuòyè.
She doesn’t want other people to help her do homework.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　记住jìzhù　她tā　的de　手机号shǒujīhào，　但是dànshì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难nán。wǒ xiǎng jìzhù tā de shǒujīhào, dànshì yǒudiǎnr nán.
I want to remember her phone number, but it’s a bit difficult.
明天míngtiān　我wǒ　想xiǎng　把bǎ　她tā　介绍jièshào　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì　认识rènshi。míngtiān wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā jièshào gěi wǒ de tóngshì rènshi.
Tomorrow I want to introduce her to my coworker.
她tā　的de　眼镜yǎnjìng　丢diū　在zài　地铁dìtiě　上shàng　了le，　后来hòulái　有yǒu　人rén　帮bāng　她tā　捡jiǎn　回来huílái。tā de yǎnjìng diū zài dìtiě shàng le, hòulái yǒu rén bāng tā jiǎn huílái.
She lost her glasses on the subway, but later someone helped her pick them up and bring them back.
生shēng日rì　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　送sòng　给gěi　她tā　一yí　件jiàn　小xiǎo　礼物lǐwù，　虽然suīrán　不bú　贵guì，　但是dànshì　她tā　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。shēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bú guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.
On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.
记者jìzhě　又yòu　问wèn　她tā，　为什么wèishénme　不bú　在zài　家jiā　玩wán　游戏yóuxì，　而是érshì　每天měitiān　来lái　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú。jìzhě yòu wèn tā, wèishénme bú zài jiā wán yóuxì, érshì měitiān lái gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
The reporter then asked her why she doesn’t play games at home, but instead comes to the park to play basketball every day.
我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这zhè　位wèi　阿姨āyí，　现xiàn在zài　也yě　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电diàn话huà　聊天liáotiān。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
她tā　说shuō　男朋友nánpéngyou　虽然suīrán　不bú　太tài　爱ài　说话shuōhuà，　但是dànshì　对duì　她tā　很hěn　关心guānxīn，　每次měicì　约会yuēhuì　都dōu　提前tíqián　到dào。tā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bú tài ài shuōhuà, dànshì duì tā hěn guānxīn, měicì yuēhuì dōu tíqián dào.
She says that although her boyfriend doesn’t like to talk much, he cares a lot about her and always arrives early for their dates.
她tā　每天měitiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　都dōu　画画huàhuà　一会儿yíhuìr，　希望xīwàng　有yǒu　一天yìtiān　别人biéren　会huì　叫jiào　她tā　画家huàjiā。tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu dōu huàhuà yíhuìr, xīwàng yǒu yìtiān biéren huì jiào tā huàjiā.
Every day after work she draws for a while and hopes that one day people will call her a painter.
很多hěnduō　年轻niánqīng　人rén　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　看kàn到dào　她tā　的de　画huà，　觉得juéde　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。hěnduō niánqīng rén zài wǎngzhàn shàng kàndào tā de huà, juéde hěn yǒuyìsi.
Many young people see her paintings on the website and find them very interesting.
自从zìcóng　有yǒu　了le　这zhè　个gè　网站wǎngzhàn　以后yǐhòu，　对duì　她tā　的de　画家huàjiā　生活shēnghuó　影响yǐngxiǎng　很hěn　大dà。zìcóng yǒu le zhè gè wǎngzhàn yǐhòu, duì tā de huàjiā shēnghuó yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
Since she has had this website, it has had a big influence on her life as a painter.
大家dàjiā　都dōu　叫jiào　她tā　小李xiǎolǐ。dàjiā dōu jiào tā xiǎolǐ.
Everyone calls her Xiao Li.
我wǒ　邻居línjū　是shì　大学生dàxuéshēng，　既jì　爱ài　画画huàhuà　又yòu　爱ài　打篮球dǎlánqiú，　我wǒ　很hěn　羡慕xiànmù　她tā。wǒ línjū shì dàxuéshēng, jì ài huàhuà yòu ài dǎlánqiú, wǒ hěn xiànmù tā.
My neighbor is a college student; she both loves drawing and loves playing basketball, and I really envy her.
她Tā　说shuō，　这zhè　次cì　成功chénggōng　让ràng　她tā　更gèng　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn　为wèi　自己zìjǐ　的de　理想lǐxiǎng　努力nǔlì。Tā shuō, zhè cì chénggōng ràng tā gèng yǒu xìnxīn wèi zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng nǔlì.
She said that this success makes her more confident to work hard for her ideals.
跟Gēn　不同bùtóng　国家guójiā　的de　同学tóngxué　交流jiāoliú　看法kànfǎ，　让ràng　她tā　觉得juéde　世界shìjiè　很hěn　大dà。Gēn bùtóng guójiā de tóngxué jiāoliú kànfǎ, ràng tā juéde shìjiè hěn dà.
Exchanging views with classmates from different countries makes her feel the world is very big.
她tā　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　对duì　历史lìshǐ　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　爷爷yéye　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　讲jiǎng　故事gùshi。tā zhīsuǒyǐ duì lìshǐ yǒu xìngqù, shì yīnwèi yéye chángcháng gěi tā jiǎng gùshi.
The reason she’s interested in history is that her grandpa often tells her stories.
医生yīshēng　先xiān　问wèn　了le　她tā　的de　症状zhèngzhuàng，　然后ránhòu　又yòu　给gěi　她tā　量liáng　了le　体温tǐwēn。yīshēng xiān wèn le tā de zhèngzhuàng, ránhòu yòu gěi tā liáng le tǐwēn.
The doctor first asked about her symptoms, then took her temperature again.
医生yīshēng　给gěi　她tā　开kāi　了le　处方chǔfāng，　让ràng　她tā　去qù　药店yàodiàn　拿ná　药yào。yīshēng gěi tā kāi le chǔfāng, ràng tā qù yàodiàn ná yào.
The doctor wrote her a prescription and told her to go to the pharmacy to get medicine.
经理jīnglǐ　听完tīngwán　以后yǐhòu，　让ràng　她tā　赶紧gǎnjǐn　回家huíjiā，　说shuō　工作gōngzuò　明天míngtiān　再zài　做zuò。jīnglǐ tīngwán yǐhòu, ràng tā gǎnjǐn huíjiā, shuō gōngzuò míngtiān zài zuò.
After hearing that, the manager told her to hurry home and said the work could be done tomorrow.
我wǒ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　正在zhèngzài　看kàn　医生yīshēng　写xiě　的de　处方chǔfāng。wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà de shíhou, tā zhèngzài kàn yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng.
When I called her, she was looking at the prescription the doctor had written.
我wǒ　本来běnlái　想xiǎng　陪péi　她tā　去qù　医院yīyuàn，　可是kěshì　上午shàngwǔ　有yǒu　课kè，　只好zhǐhǎo　中午zhōngwǔ　再zài　去qù　看kàn　她tā。wǒ běnlái xiǎng péi tā qù yīyuàn, kěshì shàngwǔ yǒu kè, zhǐhǎo zhōngwǔ zài qù kàn tā.
I originally wanted to go to the hospital with her, but I had class in the morning, so I could only go see her again at noon.
我Wǒ　把bǎ　新xīn　的de　地址dìzhǐ　发fā　给gěi　她tā　了le，　请qǐng　她tā　以后yǐhòu　把bǎ　快递kuàidì　寄jì　到dào　我wǒ　公司gōngsī。Wǒ bǎ xīn de dìzhǐ fā gěi tā le, qǐng tā yǐhòu bǎ kuàidì jì dào wǒ gōngsī.
I sent her my new address and asked her to send future deliveries to my company.
听到tīngdào　这个zhège　坏huài　消息xiāoxi　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　先xiān　安慰ānwèi　她tā，　再zài　陪péi　她tā　去qù　外面wàimiàn　走走zǒuzou。tīngdào zhège huài xiāoxi yǐhòu, wǒ xiān ānwèi tā, zài péi tā qù wàimiàn zǒuzou.
After hearing this bad news, I first comforted her and then went outside for a walk with her.
她tā　哭kū　的de　时候shíhou，　朋友péngyou　一直yìzhí　在zài　旁边pángbiān　安慰ānwèi　她tā，　说shuō　事情shìqíng　会huì　慢慢mànmàn　好起来hǎoqǐlái。tā kū de shíhou, péngyou yìzhí zài pángbiān ānwèi tā, shuō shìqíng huì mànmàn hǎoqǐlái.
When she was crying, her friend kept comforting her beside her, saying things would slowly get better.
她tā　不但búdàn　很hěn　聪明cōngming，　而且érqiě　很hěn　诚实chéngshí，　所以suǒyǐ　大家dàjiā　都dōu　愿意yuànyì　跟gēn　她tā　合作hézuò。tā búdàn hěn cōngming, érqiě hěn chéngshí, suǒyǐ dàjiā dōu yuànyì gēn tā hézuò.
She is not only smart, but also honest, so everyone is willing to work with her.
我wǒ　一yí　进门jìnmén　就jiù　看见kànjiàn　她tā　了le。wǒ yí jìnmén jiù kànjiàn tā le.
As soon as I walked in, I saw her.
要不是yàobúshì　合同hétong　写xiě　得de　很hěn　清楚qīngchu，　我wǒ　还hái　真zhēn　不bú　放心fàngxīn　马上mǎshàng　把bǎ　押金yājīn　给gěi　她tā。yàobúshì hétong xiě de hěn qīngchu, wǒ hái zhēn bú fàngxīn mǎshàng bǎ yājīn gěi tā.
If the contract hadn’t been written so clearly, I really wouldn’t have felt comfortable giving her the deposit right away.
她tā　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　她tā。tā rén hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan tā.
She is very nice, and everyone likes her.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　请qǐng　她tā　来lái　我wǒ　家jiā　吃饭chīfàn。wǒ xiǎng qǐng tā lái wǒ jiā chīfàn.
I want to invite her to my home for a meal.
他tā　明年míngnián　跟gēn　她tā　结婚jiéhūn。tā míngnián gēn tā jiéhūn.
He is getting married to her next year.
公司gōngsī　派pài　她tā　去qù　检查jiǎnchá　这zhè　家jiā　店diàn。gōngsī pài tā qù jiǎnchá zhè jiā diàn.
The company sent her to inspect this shop.
他tā　的de　话huà　伤害shānghài　了le　她tā。tā de huà shānghài le tā.
His words hurt her.
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