Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

Description

“其”是一个书面语里常用的字,意思是“他的”“它的”或“那个”。

我们在成语和正式的文章里经常看到它。

Meanings

his, her, its, their (possessive)

这本书很好,其内容很有用。

that, those; the aforementioned

其中一个人是我的朋友。

it, that thing (as object)

我们要好好用其。

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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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