其 qí

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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).
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. qí adverb will
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Used when referencing a future event (Guoyu '其' adv 2)
8. qí adverb may
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 可 or 应该 (Guoyu '其' adv 3)
9. 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)
10. qí conjunction or
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 或是 (Guoyu '其' conj 2)
11. qí proper noun Qi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '其' n)

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• 土耳其语(土耳其語) Turkish
• 同其民人 unite his people
• 攻其所不戒 attack [the enemy's] unguarded locations
• 穷极其妙(窮極其妙) extremely fine
• 适逢其会(適逢其會) to just happen to coincide with the occasion; to be present just at the right time
• 自圆其说(自圓其說) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation
• 突如其来(突如其來) to arise abruptly
• 其事 that thing; this thing
• 其他人 other people
• 其中 among
• 三缄其口(三緘其口) reluctant to speak about it; tight-lipped
• 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
• 其一 first; number one of the above
• 亲临其境(親臨其境) to travel to a place personally
• 务刚其气(務剛其氣) to strive to maintain one's vital force
• 直呼其名 to address somebody directly by name
• 其内(其內) included; within that
• 闪烁其词(閃爍其詞) to speak evasively; beating about the bush
• 美其名曰 to call by the glorified name of
• 避其锐气，击其惰归(避其銳氣，擊其惰歸) avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws
• 不安其室 to be discontent with one's home [after marriage]
• 人而无信，不知其可(人而無信，不知其可) if a person is not trustworthy, I do not know how they can get on
• 果不其然 just as expected; told you so
• 卡布其诺咖啡(卡布其諾咖啡) cappuccino coffee
• 其次 secondary ; second in position; next
• 渺乎其微 remote and insignificant
• 尤其是 especially
• 欺以其方 deceived by a pretense of reason
• 极其(極其) extremely
• 姦臣危其君 treacherous officials endanger their ruler
• 隐约其辞(隱約其辭) equivocal speech; to use vague or ambiguous language
• 知其不可而为之(知其不可而為之) to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible
• 各得其所 each in the correct place; each is provided for
• 闭其门(閉其門) close the gate
• 自食其力 to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
• 大行其道 rampant; very popular
• 固其门(固其門) shut fast the gate
• 支吾其词(支吾其詞) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive
• 万变不离其宗(萬變不離其宗) many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand
• 其味无穷(其味無窮) its flavors are inexhaustible; its implications are inexhaustible
• 土耳其人 a Turk; Turkish person
• 各行其是 each performs his own actions
• 为其名美(爲其名美) honored him with praise
• 恰如其分 appropriate
• 其自身 one's own (respective); proprietary
• 其它 other
• 不胜其烦(不勝其煩) to be pestered beyond endurance
• 其貌不扬(其貌不揚) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
• 其外 besides ; outside
• 天高其位 Heaven keeps its high position

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钱其琛

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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: 417
• 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