- 人称代名词 rénchēngdàimíngcí personal pronounA pronoun used to refer to a person or group of people, such as [[我|我|wo3]] or [[你|你|ni3]]
- 关系代名词 guānxidàimíngcí relative pronouna pronoun that introduces a clause and refers back to a noun mentioned earlier, such as "who" or "which" in English
- 指示代名词 zhǐshìdàimíngcí demonstrativeA word used to point to a specific person or thing being referred to, such as [[这|這|zhe4]] (near) or [[那|那|na4]] (far)
- 疑问代名词 yíwèndàimíngcí interrogative pronounA word used to ask a question that replaces a noun, such as [[谁|誰|shei2]], [[什么|什麼|shen2 me5]], or [[哪|哪|na3]]