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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• 尤其是 especially
• 只知其一，不知其二 to know the first, but not know the second; only partial information
• 其日 a fixed date
• 攻其无备(攻其無備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
• 其事 that thing; this thing
• 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
• 听其自然(聽其自然) to let things take their course; to take things as they come
• 哲人其萎 a wise man has passed away
• 退而求其次 to settle for second best; the next best thing
• 与其(與其) it's better ... than ...
• 虚有其表(虛有其表) impressive appearance but void of substance
• 有其父必有其子 like father, like son
• 土耳其旋转烤肉(土耳其旋轉烤肉) Turkish döner kebab
• 五世其昌 five generations of prosperity
• 物尽其用(物盡其用) to use something to the full; to make the best use of everything
• 卡其色 khaki
• 不胜其苦(不勝其苦) unable to bear the pain
• 其政德 the virtue of his leadership
• 帝国主义分子及其走狗(帝國主義分子及其走狗) imperialists and their lackeys
• 同蒙其利 to both benefit
• 其中 among
• 乐在其中(樂在其中) to take pleasure in something
• 莫名其妙 subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it
• 其间(其間) during this time
• 正逢其时(正逢其時) to come at the right time; to be opportune
• 土耳其语(土耳其語) Turkish
• 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
• 听其言而观其行(聽其言而觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
• 其惠足 his largesse is ample
• 其外 besides ; outside
• 闭其门(閉其門) close the gate
• 民畏其威 the people will admire his authority
• 在其中 therein; wherein
• 其味无穷(其味無窮) its flavors are inexhaustible; its implications are inexhaustible
• 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
• 不详其姓字(不詳其姓字) do not know his name
• 上下其手 to raise and lower one's hand; to signal as conspiratorial hint; conspiring to defraud
• 其次 secondary ; second in position; next
• 身临其境(身臨其境) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
• 私怪其故 privately pondered the reason
• 不胜其扰(不勝其擾) unable to put up with any longer
• 愿闻其详(願聞其詳) I'd like to hear the details
• 攻其不备(攻其不備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
• 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.
• 其他人 other people
• 卡其布 khaki
• 确有其事(確有其事) (confirm to be) true; authentic
• 神乎其技 brilliant; extremely skillful; virtuosic
• 卡布其诺(卡布其諾) cappuccino
• 知其然而不知其所以然 to know that it is so but not why it is so

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• 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
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• 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