Word information
Simplified利他
Traditional利他
Pinyinlì tā
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 利他
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他tā
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
他们tāmenthey; them
其他qítāother; (sth or sb) else; the rest
流利liúlìfluent
顺利shùnlìsmoothly; without a hitch
便利biànlìconvenient; easy; to facilitate