Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
其
qí
Description
“其”是一个书面语里常用的字，意思是“他的”“它的”或“那个”。
"其" is a commonly used character in written language, meaning "his," "its," or "that."
我们在成语和正式的文章里经常看到它。
We often see it in idioms and formal writing.
Meanings
其qí
his, her, its, their (possessive)
这本书很好，其内容很有用。
This book is good; its content is very useful.
其qí
that, those; the aforementioned
其中一个人是我的朋友。
One of them is my friend.
其qí
it, that thing (as object)
我们要好好用其。
We should use it well.
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Notes
- Etymology
classical Chinese pronoun, now mainly in written and formal compounds.
- Nuance
其 is literary; in speech people use 他的/它的/那个 instead.
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