<p>他 for a person, or more specifically, a male person</p>
<p>她 for a female person</p>
<p>牠 for an animal</p>
<p>它 for an inanimate object</p>
<p>祂 for a deity</p>
<p>A document is inanimate, so 它 is the appropriate pronoun to use. Having said that, it is not always necessary to translate the &quot;it&quot; in an English sentence. If you'd give us the context, we may be able to provide a better answer than a simple &quot;A in Chinese equals B in English&quot;.</p>

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monalisa
<p>I was wondering if we can refer to a document with 他? Or is it only for people? I hope someone knows.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance.</p>

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could someone tell me if we can refer to a document with 他
# could someone tell me if we can refer to a document with 他

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-19)

I was wondering if we can refer to a document with 他? Or is it only for people? I hope someone knows.

Thank you in advance.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-11-19. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

他 for a person, or more specifically, a male person

她 for a female person

牠 for an animal

它 for an inanimate object

祂 for a deity

A document is inanimate, so 它 is the appropriate pronoun to use. Having said that, it is not always necessary to translate the "it" in an English sentence. If you'd give us the context, we may be able to provide a better answer than a simple "A in Chinese equals B in English".


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