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其

qí

HSK 3 Character

What 其 means

1. his
2. her
3. its
4. their
5. that
6. such
7. it (refers to sth preceding it)

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