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)
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- 上下其手 to raise and lower one's hand; to signal as conspiratorial hint; conspiring to defraud
- 坐享其成 to reap where one has not sown
- 自食其力 to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
- 正逢其时(正逢其時) to come at the right time; to be opportune
- 在其中 therein; wherein
- 言过其实(言過其實) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
- 损其欲(損其欲) diminish his desire
- 称其位(稱其位) equal in position
- 莫名其妙 subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it
- 穷极其妙(窮極其妙) extremely fine
- 自圆其说(自圓其說) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation
- 工欲善其事,必先利其器 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools . Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
- 极其(極其) extremely
- 同蒙其利 to both benefit
- 不胜其扰(不勝其擾) unable to put up with any longer
- 其他 other; else
- 紧随其后(緊隨其後) to follow closely behind somebody or sth
- 其事 that thing; this thing
- 取其精华,去其糟粕(取其精華,去其糟粕) take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.
- 卡其色 khaki
- 其来有自(其來有自) there is a reason for it
- 其先 previously
- 微乎其微 next to nothing
- 其乐不穷(其樂不窮) boundless joy
- 攻其不备(攻其不備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
- 人尽其才(人盡其才) employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best
- 其一 first; number one of the above
- 阿其所好 to pander to somebody's whims
- 其中 among
- 其乐融融(其樂融融) (of relations) joyous and harmonious
- 出其不意 to do when least expected; to catch off guard
- 土耳其人 a Turk; Turkish person
- 不得其门而入(不得其門而入) to be unable to get in; to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
- 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
- 取其心 take this to heart
- 姦臣危其君 treacherous officials endanger their ruler
- 闪烁其词(閃爍其詞) to speak evasively; beating about the bush
- 土耳其语(土耳其語) Turkish
- 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)
- 不胜其苦(不勝其苦) unable to bear the pain
- 身临其境(身臨其境) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
- 不胜其烦(不勝其煩) to be pestered beyond endurance
- 虚有其表(虛有其表) impressive appearance but void of substance
- 郑重其事(鄭重其事) serious about the matter
- 三缄其口(三緘其口) reluctant to speak about it; tight-lipped
- 怀璧其罪(懷璧其罪) treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime; to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
- 天高其位 Heaven keeps its high position
- 褒扬其善(褒揚其善) to praise his goodness
- 攻其所不戒 attack [the enemy's] unguarded locations
- 自行其是 to act as one thinks fit; to have one's own way
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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