其 (qí) means His (her - its - their). Below are 24 of the 39 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这件事极 其 重要。
Zhè jiàn shì jíqí zhòngyào.
This matter is extremely important.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 极其
其 他人都已经走了。
Qítā rén dōu yǐjing zǒu le.
Everyone else has already left.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 其他
其 余的事明天再说。
Qíyú de shì míngtiān zài shuō.
We will deal with the rest tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 其余
其 实这个问题很简单。
Qíshí zhège wèntí hěn jiǎndān.
Actually this question is very simple.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 其实
干旱时灌溉尤 其 重要。
Gānhàn shí guàngài yóuqí zhòngyào.
Irrigation matters especially in times of drought.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 灌溉
他是名副 其 实的专家。
Tā shì míng fù qí shí de zhuānjiā.
He is an expert in fact as well as in name.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 名副其实
这封信来得莫名 其 妙。
Zhè fēng xìn lái de mòmíngqímiào.
This letter arrived quite inexplicably.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 莫名其妙
这些书 其 中一本是我的。
Zhèxiē shū qízhōng yì běn shì wǒ de.
One of these books is mine.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 其中
他很努力,尤 其 是最近。
Tā hěn nǔlì, yóuqí shì zuìjìn.
He works hard, particularly lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 尤其
与 其 抱怨,不如想办法。
Yǔqí bàoyuàn, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.
Rather than complaining, think of a solution.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 抱怨
与 其 等着,不如动手做。
Yǔqí děng zhe, bùrú dòngshǒu zuò.
Rather than waiting, get on and do it.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 与其
他莫名 其 妙地生起气来。
Tā mòmíngqímiào de shēng qǐ qì lái.
He got angry for no apparent reason.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 莫名其妙
内容最重要, 其 次是速度。
Nèiróng zuì zhòngyào, qícì shì sùdù.
Content matters most, speed comes next.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 其次
我喜欢水果,尤 其 是葡萄。
Wǒ xǐhuan shuǐguǒ, yóuqí shì pútao.
I like fruit, especially grapes.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 尤其
与 其 买新的,不如修一下。
Yǔqí mǎi xīn de, bùrú xiū yíxià.
Rather than buying a new one, have it repaired.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 与其
两种方案的差别 其 实不大。
Liǎng zhǒng fāng'àn de chābié qíshí bú dà.
The difference between the two plans is actually small.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 差别
与 其 发牢骚,不如想办法。
Yǔqí fā láosāo, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.
Rather than complain, think of a way out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牢骚
首先要健康, 其 次才是工作。
Shǒuxiān yào jiànkāng, qícì cái shì gōngzuò.
Health comes first, and work only second.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 其次
与 其 等着,不如现在就开始。
Yǔqí děng zhe, bùrú xiànzài jiù kāishǐ.
Rather than wait, it is better to start now.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不如
他拿走了一半, 其 余留给我。
Tā ná zǒu le yíbàn, qíyú liú gěi wǒ.
He took half and left the rest for me.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 其余
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From the graded readers
其 实那六层楼我走得比平时还轻松。
qíshí nà / nèi liù céng lóu wǒ zǒu dé / děi / de bǐ píngshí hái / huán qīngsōng.
In fact those six floors felt lighter than usual.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
那一刻我明白了, 其 实我一直都可以,只是不相信自己。
nà / nèi yīkè wǒ míngbaile, qíshí wǒ yìzhí dōu kěyǐ, zhǐshì bù xiāngxìn zìjǐ.
In that moment I understood that I'd always been able to — I just hadn't believed it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
其 appears in 39 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 其
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Questions about 其
How is 其 used in a sentence?
This page shows 39 sentences using 其 (qí, "His (her - its - their)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 其 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 其 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 其?
The dictionary page for 其 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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