they

Pronunciation: [ðei]

Average Rank: 48

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

pron. 他们, 它们

Detailed Explanations:
  • obj. The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used
  • adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to
  • persons without an antecedent expressed.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#41

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.6% (Top 99.6% most frequent)
99.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#69

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.3% (Top 99.3% most frequent)
99.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#33

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.7% (Top 99.7% most frequent)
99.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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