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Meaning of 其

Pinyin qí、 jī

Radical

八

Strokes

Definition

his / her / its / theirs / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)

Usage

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其 [qí] 1. Pronoun referring to a third person, equivalent to "he," "she," "they," and "it"; also means "his," "her," "their," "its." 例: 各得其所 (Each gets their place). 莫名其妙 (Inexplicable). 三缄其口 (Tight-lipped). 独行其是 (Going their own way). 自食其果 (Reap what one sows). 2. Demonstrative pronoun, equivalent to "that," "this," or "those." 例: 其他 (That one). 其余 (The others). 其次 (In the next place). 文如其人 (Writing reflects the person). 名副其实 (The name matches the reality). 言过其实 (Exaggerated). 3. Indicates something inside: 例: 其中 (Inside of it). 只知其一，不知其二 (Only know one aspect, not the other). 4. Conjunction, equivalent to "if" or "in case": 例: 其如是，熟能御之？(If it is so, can one master it?) 5. Particle that indicates conjecture, question, command, or exhortation: 例: 其如土石何？(What can it be like, if not for earth and stone?) 6. Suffix that appears after adverbs: 例: 极其快乐 (Extremely happy). 大概其(Probably). 7. As a noun, it is interchangeable with "期," meaning a predetermined or scheduled time. 8. Other meanings as a pronoun: - 彼、他 (He). - 她 (She). - 它 (It). - 他们;她们;它们 (They). - 他的 (His). - 她的 (Her). - 它的 (Its). - 他们的;她们的;它们的 (Their). - 指定的 (That), as contextually referenced. - 这样，如此 (Such). 9. As an adverb: - 也许;大概 (Perhaps; probably; most likely). - 表示祈使 (Can; may). - 将，将要 (Should). - 表示诘问，通“岂”，难道 (Does it mean…? Shouldn't it be?). - 极，甚 (Very). 10. As a conjunction: - 如果，假设 (If). - 或许;大概 (Perhaps). - 还是。表选择 (Still; yet). 11. As a particle: - Used as a modal particle. - Affixed before or after adjectives to amplify their meaning. - Used in sentences without meaning, only adds a syllable. 其 [jī] (variant pronunciation) 1. Same as "諅," meaning anniversary. 例: 其年 (That year). 2. Another reference to qí. 助词 used in sentences or at the end of sentences. Typically follows pronouns like "彼," "何." 例: 彼其之子，不遂其媾 (His son does not fulfill the engagement). 赐！汝来何其晚也？(Why have you come so late?).

含糊其辞 hán hú qí cí

equivocation / talking vaguely

难辞其咎 nán cí qí jiù

cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame

各司其职 gè sī qí zhí

Each performs its own functions.

得其所哉 dé qí suǒ zāi

have got to the right place

夸夸其谈 kuā kuā qí tán

to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent

夸大其词 kuā dà qí cí

to exaggerate

夸大其辞 kuā dà qí cí

exaggerate

奥其尔巴特 ào qí ěr bā tè

Ochirbat

其妻 qí qī

His wife

不厌其烦 bù yàn qí fán

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient

勉为其难 miǎn wéi qí nán

to tackle a difficult job (idiom) / to do sth reluctantly

恰如其分 qià rú qí fèn

(idiom) appropriate / apt / just right

惟其 wéi qí

just because

其它 qí tā

other / the others / else / other than it / in addition to the thing mentioned above

其实 qí shí

actually / in fact / really

及其 jí qí

and / as well as

极其 jí qí

extremely

其次 qí cì

next / secondly

尤其 yóu qí

especially / particularly

其间 qí jiān

in between / within that interval / in the meantime

其一 qí yī

one of the given (options etc) / the first / firstly

土耳其 Tǔ ěr qí

Turkey

名副其实 míng fù qí shí

not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)

其时 qí shí

meantime / meanwhile

其后 qí hòu

next / later / after that

其父 qí fù

His father

莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào

(idiom) baffling / inexplicable

其二 qí èr

secondly / the other (usu. of two) / the second

充其量 chōng qí liàng

at most / at best

毕其功于一役 bì qí gōng yú yī yì

to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)

闪烁其词 shǎn shuò qí cí

to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

闪烁其辞 shǎn shuò qí cí

Flicker

煞有其事 shà yǒu qí shì

see 煞有介事[sha4 you3 jie4 shi4]

坐享其成 zuò xiǎng qí chéng

to reap where one has not sown (idiom)

其他 qí tā

other / (sth or sb) else / the rest

其他人 qí tā rén

Other / someone else

其言也善 qí yán yě shàn

Good words

突如其来 tū rú qí lái

to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly

名符其实 míng fú qí shí

live up to one's name

三缄其口 sān jiān qí kǒu

(idiom) reluctant to speak about it / tight-lipped

土耳其人 Tǔ ěr qí rén

a Turk / Turkish person

其中 qí zhōng

among / in / included among these

微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi

a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom)

不乏其人 bù fá qí rén

no lack of such people / Such people are not rare. / not short of that kind of people

其余 qí yú

the rest / the others / remaining / remainder / apart from them

与其 yǔ qí

rather than... / 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] A 不如[bu4 ru2] B (rather than A, better to B)

若无其事 ruò wú qí shì

as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly / nonchalantly

拔乎其萃 bá hū qí cuì

Outstanding

闻其详 wén qí xiáng

Smell it

舍我其谁 shě wǒ qí shuí

If I can't do it, who can? / Who but myself can do it?

其貌不扬 qí mào bù yáng

(idiom) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing

躬逢其盛 gōng féng qí shèng

be present in person on the grand occasion / be personally present at the gala occasion

自取其辱 zì qǔ qí rǔ

bring disgrace on one's own head / ask for an insult / invite humiliation

适得其反 shì dé qí fǎn

to produce the opposite of the desired result

郑重其事 zhèng zhòng qí shì

serious about the matter