it

[ɪt]

pron

1) (object or animal) 它 [tā]

"Where's my pen?" - "It's on the table." — "我的钢笔在哪儿呢？" "在桌子上。"

I can't find it. — 我找不到。

Give it to me. — 把它给我。

I spoke to him about it. — 我跟他说了这事儿。; (referring to baby) 他/她 [tā/tā]

Is it a boy or a girl? — 是男孩儿还是女孩儿？

2) (weather, date, time)

It's raining. — 正在下雨。

It's very cold in winter here. — 这里的冬天很冷。

It's Friday. — 今天星期五。

It's 6 o'clock. — 现在6点。

It's August 10th. — 今天是8月10日。

3) (impersonal)

It doesn't matter. — 没关系。

It's easy to see why you left. — 你离开的原因显而易见。

It was John who spoke to them. — 是约翰告诉他们的。

* what is it? — (thing) 是什么东西？; (what's the matter?) 怎么了？

* "who is it?" - "it's me" — "是谁？" "是我。"