dàicí

代词

Word · NounTraditional代詞

pronoun; word that substitutes for nouns, verbs, etc.

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Meanings

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noun

pronoun; a word that substitutes for a noun, verb, adjective, numeral, quantifier, or adverb

formal

A grammatical term in Chinese linguistics. Includes personal, interrogative, and demonstrative pronouns.

 "
wǒ我
 "
hé和
 "
nǐ你
 "
dōu都
shì是
rén人
chēng称
dài代
cí词
 。

"I" and "you" are both personal pronouns.

Zài在
yǔ语
fǎ法
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
 ，
dài代
cí词
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
gài概
niàn念
 。

Pronouns are an important concept in grammar study.

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Yí疑
wèn问
dài代
cí词
yòng用
yú于
tí提
wèn问
 ，
bǐ比
rú如
 "
shéi谁
 "
hé和
 "
shén什
me么
 "
 。

Interrogative pronouns are used for asking questions, such as "who" and "what".

Zhǐ指
shì示
dài代
cí词
 "
zhè这
 "
hé和
 "
nà那
 "
yòng用
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
shì事
wù物
 。

The demonstrative pronouns "this" and "that" are used to refer to things.