s/he pronoun written used in writing instead of "she or he" to refer to a person whose gender is not known: （在书面语中代替 she or he，表示某人性别未知）他或她 If any employee needs to take time off, s/he should contact the Personnel Department.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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases 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 trulyphrase 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: …