She in English (as this is the main language of the site) sometimes has the following function:
- Used in place of it to refer to certain inanimate things, such as ships and nations, traditionally perceived as female:
Here's a line from 天下四川人 by 陈世松 that is in the '99 pressing that I have (with emphasis being my own):
这一人口数量j仅有寥寥可数的几个国家可以匹敌,让你无时无刻不感受到她的存在价值。
I have yet to come across this type of using of 她 in Chinese.
Does "she" (她) work for inanimate objects in Chinese?
If so, how?
edit:
Everyone seems to disagree but here are some examples from dictionaries:
Guifan
2 代 称值得自己尊重和珍爱的事物
我爱祖国, 她永远连着我的心。
KEY
3 {formal} she (as a reference to one's country, party, flag, etc.)
Hanyu Da Cidian
2 指可敬、可爱的事物, 往往用“她”字。
蒋光慈 《月夜的一瞬》诗
月儿如玉盘一般的圆, 她的美丽的清光, 神秘的笑脸, 引得我起了无名的幻想。
何其芳 《听歌》诗
我听见了迷人的歌声, 它那样快活, 那样年轻, 就象我们年轻的共和国, 在歌唱她的不朽的青春。
Liang'an
2 稱代自己敬愛或懷念的事物。如故鄉、母校等。