其 qí, jī — his; her; its; their

其
qí jī

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #996

qí qi2

Basic definition

  1. pronoun his; her; its; their e.g 其他其余
  2. pronoun that; those; such e.g 其中其后
  3. pronoun (expletive; used to fill a phrase) e.g 何其与其

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. predetermined time;scheduled time
pronoun
  1. (形声。甲骨文字形象簸箕形，即“箕”本字。金文又加声符“丌”( jī)，变成“其”。( jī)本义:簸箕。今字作“箕”。“其”假借为代词:他、他们、那等)
  2. he e.g 独善其身
  3. she e.g 萨奇打他的妻子，将其打倒在地
  4. it
  5. they e.g 避其锐气，击其惰归
  6. his e.g 其妻
  7. her e.g 其夫
  8. its e.g 鸟之将死，其鸣也哀
  9. their e.g 他们思想保守，固守其老一套做法
  10. that e.g 正当其时
  11. such e.g 不乏其人 其然
  12. 姓
adverb
  1. perhaps;probably;most likely
  2. can;may
  3. should
  4. Does it mean…?Shouldn't it be?
  5. very
conjunction
  1. if
  2. perhaps e.g 其诸 · 其者
  3. still;yet
particle
  1. 用作语助
  2. 附着于形容词前、后，起加强形容的作用 e.g 他们对工作是极其认真的 · 这类好辞书，尤其需要 · 说得何其好哇
  3. 句中助词，无义，只增加一个音节

jī ji1

Basic definition

  1. noun used in the name 郦食其 (Li Yiji) e.g 郦食其

Detailed explanation

  1. noun anniversary

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