s/he
pronoun
writtenused in writinginsteadof "she or he" to refer to apersonwhosegenderis notknown:
If anyemployeeneedsto taketimeoff, s/he shouldcontactthe PersonnelDepartment.任何雇员需要休假，应与人事部联系。
See also
they
Note:
- This word assumes that everyone is either male or female. Many people use "they" instead, which can include other genders.
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- her
- I, i
- it
- me
- number one
- personally
- S, s
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- thou
- us
- y'all
- you
- you-all
- yours trulyidiom
- yous
Grammar
He,she,him,her,his,hers
In writing, we can use (s)he, he/she, him/her or his/her to refer to both sexes at the same time. When speaking formally, we say he or she and his or her:…