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其它 (qí tā) — (pronoun) other (things); the rest (for non-human referents)

Definition

其它 (qítā) is a written/compound variant of 其他, used mainly for non-human or non-person referents; in speech 其他 is more common, and in formal writing 其余 fills a similar role for 'the rest'.

pronoun
other (things)the rest (for non-human referents)

Examples

  • ，其它。
    Zhè ge wèn tí xiān fàng yi fàng, wǒ men tǎo lùn qí tā de.
    Let's put this issue aside for now and discuss the others.
  • ，其它。
    Chú le zhè běn shū, qí tā de shū wǒ dōu kàn wán le.
    I've finished reading all the other books except this one.
  • ，其它。
    Zhè xiē wén jiàn nǐ dài zǒu ba, qí tā de liú zài zhè r jiù xíng.
    Take these documents with you; just leave the rest here.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

其qíother
它tāother

Both 其 and 它 carry the sense of 'other', together meaning 'other things'.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The modern form 其 comes from an early drawing of a basket, with a stand added underneath.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

它 originally drew a snake. It was borrowed purely for its sound to write the pronoun “it”, so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

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