Dictionary › 其
其
qí
其 (qí) means "his; her; its". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.
What 其 means
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
How 其 is used in grammar
其 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.
Example sentences
-
物尽其用Take it for what it's worth.
-
愿闻其详。Yuànwénqíxiáng.Please elaborate.
-
各司其事。Let everyone take care of their own affairs.
-
他极其英俊。He is tremendously handsome.
-
她说的极其快。Tā shuō de jíqí kuài.She spoke rapidly.
-
有其他样式吗？Yǒu qítā yàngshì ma?Do you have other types?
Words starting with 其
- 其实qí shíactually; in fact; really
- 其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- 其中qí zhōngamong; in; included among these
- 其次qí cìnext; secondly
- 其它qí tā(adjective) other
- 其余qí yúthe rest; the others; remaining
- 其间qí jiānin between; within that interval; in the meantime
- 其后qí hòunext; later; after that
- 其一qí yīone of the given (options etc); the first; firstly
- 其二qí èrsecondly; the other (usu. of two); the second
- 其三qí sānthirdly; the third
- 其外qí wàibesides; in addition; apart from that
- 其乐融融qí lè róng róng(of relations) joyous and harmonious
- 其乐无穷qí lè wú qióngboundless joy
- 其貌不扬qí mào bù yáng(idiom) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
- 其所qí suǒits place; one's appointed place; the place for that
- 其内qí nèiincluded; within that
- 其来有自qí lái yǒu zìthere is a reason for it; (of sth) not incidental
- 其先qí xiānpreviously; before that; up to then
- 其自身qí zì shēnone's own (respective); proprietary
- 其乐不穷qí lè bù qióngboundless joy
Words containing 其
- 尤其yóu qíespecially; particularly
- 极其jí qíextremely
- 与其yǔ qírather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其
- 莫名其妙mò míng qí miào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name
- 及其jí qí(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
- 土耳其Tǔ ěr qíTurkey
- 突如其来tū rú qí láito arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly
- 若无其事ruò wú qí shì(idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant
- 不厌其烦bù yàn qí fánnot to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient
- 何其hé qí(literary) (similar to 多么
- 充其量chōng qí liàngat most; at best
- 顺其自然shùn qí zì ránto let nature take its course (idiom)
- 不计其数bù jì qí shùlit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable
- 郑重其事zhèng zhòng qí shìserious about the matter
- 果不其然guǒ bù qí rán(idiom) just as expected
- 自得其乐zì dé qí lèto find amusement in one's own way; to enjoy oneself quietly
- 适得其反shì dé qí fǎnto produce the opposite of the desired result
- 出其不意chū qí bù yìto do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
- 首当其冲shǒu dāng qí chōngto bear the brunt
- 微乎其微wēi hū qí wēia tiny bit; very little; next to nothing (idiom)
- 身临其境shēn lín qí jìng(idiom) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there…
- 美其名曰měi qí míng yuēto call by the glorified name of (idiom)
- 大行其道dà xíng qí dàorampant; very popular
Characters that look like 其
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 具jùtool; device; utensil
- 男nán(bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位
- 某mǒusome; a certain; sb or sth indefinite
- 甚shènexcessive; undue; to exceed; to be more than; very; extremely
- 荔lìlitchi
- 苒rǎnluxuriant growth; passing (of time)
Sounds the same
Read qí, tone for tone, but written differently.
- 奇strange; odd; weird
- 骑to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
- 齐neat; even; level with
- 棋chess; chess-like game; a game of chess
- 歧divergent; side road
- 旗flag; variant of 旗
- 琪(literary) fine jade
- 祺(literary) good luck; good fortune…
- 祈to implore; to pray; to request
- 崎mountainous
- 琦(literary) fine jade
- 淇name of a river
Where 其 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 3 Characters · Set 7 (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
Go deeper
- Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
- How characters are built from components.
- How to learn Chinese characters.
- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qí correctly.
- Look up another word in the free dictionary.
Looking a word up is not learning it. GraphChinese puts all of HSK 1–6 into one dependency graph, teaches each piece only once its prerequisites are solid, and schedules reviews to land just before you would forget.
Start learning