其
qí
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Compounds (22)

斯
Sī
  1. 1 Slovakia
  2. 2 Slovak
  3. 3 abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]
斯
sī
  1. 1 (phonetic)
  2. 2 this
期
qī
  1. 1 variant: 期 qī
  2. 2 period
  3. 3 cycle
期
qī
  1. 1 a period of time
  2. 2 phase
  3. 3 stage
  4. 4 classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study
  5. 5 time
  6. 6 term
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 to hope
  9. 9 Taiwan pr. [qí]
基
jī
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 foundation
  3. 3 basic
  4. 4 radical (chemistry)
  5. 5 (slang) gay

Related Words (20)

其
qí
  1. 1 his
  2. 2 her
  3. 3 its
  4. 4 their
  5. 5 that
  6. 6 such
  7. 7 it (refers to sth preceding it)
其中
qí zhōng
  1. 1 among
  2. 2 in
  3. 3 included among these
其他
qí tā
  1. 1 other
  2. 2 (sth or sb) else
  3. 3 the rest
其实
qí shí
  1. 1 actually
  2. 2 in fact
  3. 3 really
其它
qí tā
  1. 1 other
  2. 2 the others
  3. 3 else
  4. 4 other than it
  5. 5 in addition to the thing mentioned above

Idioms (20)

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
  1. 1 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
  1. 1 not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to take great pains
  3. 3 to be very patient
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声，尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲，他不只相声厉害，还熟悉各种戏曲，所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ，yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ，tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ，hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ，suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
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一定、一定，不过我还想比较其他款式。
yīdìng 、yīdìng ，bùguò wǒ hái xiǎng bǐjiào qítā kuǎnshì 。
Most certainly. But I still want to see other models.
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再比如变色龙，它是蜥蜴的一种，“蜥”如其名，它会随着周遭的环境改变自身的颜色。
zài bǐrú biànsèlóng ，tā shì xīyì de yīzhǒng ，“xī ”rú qí míng ，tā huì suízhe zhōuzāo de huánjìng gǎibiàn zìshēn de yánsè 。
Another example could be the chameleon. It is a type of lizard. Just as its name, it will change its skin color based on its surrounding environment.
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其实我有点想你。你想我吗？
qíshí wǒ yǒudiǎn xiǎng nǐ 。nǐ xiǎng wǒ ma ？
Actually, I kind of miss you. Do you miss me?
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你给我的天堂，其实是一片荒凉。
nǐ gěi wǒ de tiāntáng ，qíshí shì yīpiàn huāngliáng 。
The heaven you gave me was actually a barren land.
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其实，我早上就跟他说了...
qíshí ，wǒ zǎoshang jiù gēn tā shuō le ...
Actually, I've already told him this morning...
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我们进食的时候，口腔内部会受到刺激，大脑就会下令分泌能帮助消化食物的唾液，其中又以酸的食物所产生的刺激最为强烈。
wǒmen jìnshí de shíhou ，kǒuqiāng nèibù huì shòudào cìjī ，dànǎo jiù huì xiàlìng fēnmì néng bāngzhù xiāohuà shíwù de tuòyè ，qízhōng yòu yǐ suān de shíwù suǒ chǎnshēng de cìjī zuìwéi qiángliè 。
When we are eating, we get oral stimulation. Our brain would command the mouth to secrete saliva in order to help digest the food. Among which, sour food induces the most stimulation.
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其实长相什么的真的不太重要，我只希望我以后的伴侣能对我诚实。
qíshí zhǎngxiàng shénmede zhēnde bùtài zhòngyào ，wǒ zhǐ xīwàng wǒ yǐhòu de bànlǚ néng duì wǒ chéngshí 。
To be honest, appearance doesn't matter that much. The only thing I hope is that my future partner is honest with me.
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我要向你坦白一件事，其实我不是你的亲生妈妈。
wǒ yào xiàng nǐ tǎnbái yī jiàn shì ，qíshí wǒ búshi nǐ de qīnshēng māma 。
I have to confess to you that I am actually not your biological mother.
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他就这样厚颜无耻地蒙混了许多年，和其他乐师领着一样优渥的薪水，过着不愁吃穿的生活。
tā jiù zhèyàng hòuyánwúchǐ de ménghùn le xǔduō nián ，hé qítā yuèshī lǐng zhe yīyàng yōuwò de xīnshuǐ ，guò zhe bùchóuchīchuān de shēnghuó 。
So he shamelessly deceived everyone like this for many years, receiving the same generous pay as the other musicians and living a comfortable life without having to worry about food or clothes.
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