n simplified traditional pinyin meaning 1 她 她 ta1 she 2 他 他 ta1 (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 3 谁 誰 shei2 who 4 的 的 de5 of; ~'s (possessive particle) 5 汉语 漢語 Han4 yu3 Chinese language 6 哪 哪 nei3 which 7 国 國 guo2 country; nation; state 8 呢 呢 ne5 particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ('What about ...?', 'And ...?') 9 同学 同學 tong2 xue2 classmate 10 朋友 朋友 peng2 you5 friend 11 委内瑞拉 委內瑞拉 Wei3 nei4 rui4 la1 Venezuela