Meaning of 其他
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- other
- (sth or sb) else
- the rest
How to use 其他
其他 usually comes before a noun or stands alone to mean "other" or "anything else". It often appears with 还有 or in questions about what else there is. Example: 你还有其他问题吗？(Nǐ hái yǒu qítā wèntí ma?) Do you have any other questions?
其 (qí) means "that" or "its" in formal Chinese, and 他 (tā) here means "other". Put them together and you get "those others", which is simply "other" or "the rest".
Common mistake: Learners often write 其它 and 其他 as if one is wrong. 其它 with 它 is an accepted variant for things only, but 其他 works for both people and things, so 其他 is the safer choice. Also keep the tones as qí (second) plus tā (first), not qī.
其他 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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其 qí · his · 8 strokes
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他 tā · he · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 其他.
| 他们 | tāmen | they; them |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually; in fact; really |
| 其次 | qícì | next; secondly |
| 其余 | qíyú | the rest; the others |
| 极其 | jíqí | extremely |
| 尤其 | yóuqí | especially; particularly |
| 他人 | tārén | another person; sb else; other people |
| 吉他 | jítā | (loanword) guitar |
| 及其 | jí qí | (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ... |
| 莫名其妙 | mòmíngqímiào | (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable |
| 与其 | yǔqí | rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + { |
Questions about 其他
What does 其他 mean?
其他 (qítā) means "other; (sth or sb) else" and is used as a pronoun.
How do you write 其他?
其他 is made of 2 characters: 其 (8 strokes), 他 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 其他 an HSK word?
Yes. 其他 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 其他 and 别的?
Both mean "other". 别的 (biéde) is more casual and common in speech, as in 别的东西 (other things). 其他 sounds a little more formal and is common in writing and announcements.
How is 其他 different from 其余?
其余 (qíyú) means "the rest" or "the remaining" out of a specific group, like 其余的人 (the remaining people). 其他 is broader and can mean any other thing, not only what is left from a set.