其 qí
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qí
pronoun
his; hers; its; theirs
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A possessive pronoun in literary Chinese (Guoyu '其' pronoun 2; Kroll 2015 '其' 1, p. 353; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 68; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 39; Rouzer 2007, p. 26) -
qí
particle
to add emphasis
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Modal Particle 语气词
Notes: (Guoyu '其' particle 3; Kroll 2015 '其' 2, p. 353; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 69) -
qí
adverb
used when asking a question in reply to a question
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '其' adv 3; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 69) -
qí
adverb
used when making a request or giving an order
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 其 has the effect of softening the command (Guoyu '其' particle 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 123). -
qí
pronoun
he; her; it; them
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 孝弟也者,其為仁之本與 'Filial piety and fraternal submission! - are they not the root of all benevolent actions?' (Lunyu 1:2; Guoyu '其' pronoun 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 39; Rouzer 2007, p. 26) -
qí
adverb
probably; likely
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Expresses conjecture (Guoyu '其' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '其' 2, p. 353; Rouzer 2007, p. 26) -
qí
adverb
will
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used when referencing a future event (Guoyu '其' adv 2) -
qí
adverb
may
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 可 or 应该 (Guoyu '其' adv 3) -
qí
conjunction
if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 若 or 如果 (Guoyu '其' conj 1; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 69) -
qí
conjunction
or
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 或是 (Guoyu '其' conj 2) -
qí
proper noun
Qi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '其' n)
Contained in
- 其余(其餘) rest; others ; remainder; residue
- 不胜其扰(不勝其擾) unable to put up with any longer
- 不在其位不谋其政(不在其位不謀其政) don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)
- 复蹈其辙(復蹈其轍) to follow the path of another carriage; not able to learn from lessons of others
- 攻其无备(攻其無備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
- 人之将死,其言也善(人之將死,其言也善) words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart
- 夸大其词(誇大其詞) to exaggerate
- 果不其然 just as expected; told you so
- 不敢违其政(不敢違其政) to not dare disobey his rule
- 身临其境(身臨其境) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
- 大出其汗 to sweat buckets
- 土耳其石 turquoise (gemstone)
- 其间(其間) during this time
- 自食其果 to eat one's own fruit; suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one has sown
- 自食其力 to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
- 欺以其方 deceived by a pretense of reason
- 卡其 khaki
- 隐约其辞(隱約其辭) equivocal speech; to use vague or ambiguous language
- 愿闻其详(願聞其詳) I'd like to hear the details
- 听其言观其行(聽其言觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
- 其父 his father
- 绝其饷道(絕其餉道) cut off supply lines
- 其次 secondary ; second in position; next
- 其味无穷(其味無窮) its flavors are inexhaustible; its implications are inexhaustible
- 慎重其事 to treat a matter with due consideration
- 卡布其诺(卡布其諾) cappuccino
- 为其名美(爲其名美) honored him with praise
- 去其所与异(去其所與異) to avoid that which is different from oneself
- 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
- 同蒙其利 to both benefit
- 私怪其故 privately pondered the reason
- 其弟 his younger brother
- 适得其所(適得其所) exactly what one would wish; to find one's niche
- 陈其五行(陳其五行) arrangement of the five elements
- 充其量 at most; at best
- 攻其不备(攻其不備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
- 突如其来(突如其來) to arise abruptly
- 听其言而观其行(聽其言而觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
- 五世其昌 five generations of prosperity
- 出其不意 to do when least expected; to catch off guard
- 其中 among
- 适逢其会(適逢其會) to just happen to coincide with the occasion; to be present just at the right time
- 其见在者(其見在者) those remaining
- 勉为其难(勉為其難) to tackle a difficult job ; to do something reluctantly
- 难辞其咎(難辭其咎) cannot escape censure for that error
- 卡其布 khaki
- 兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮(兄弟鬩於墻,外禦其侮) internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside
- 去其糟粕 to remove the dross; to discard the dregs
- 固其门(固其門) shut fast the gate
- 践其位(踐其位) to take the throne
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- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 701
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 542
- 卷五 中山經 Chapter 5: Classic of the Mountains - Central Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 534
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 419
- Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 373
- 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 294
- 卷三十 魏書三十 烏丸鮮卑東夷傳 Volume 30: Book of Wei 30 - Biographies of the Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Dongyi Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 282
- 卷二 西山經 Chapter 2: Classic of the Mountains - West Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 266
- 卷一百九十八 列傳第一百四十八: 西戎 Volume 198 Biographies 148: Western Regions Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 248
- 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 243