Chinese word

其他

Pronunciation

Pinyinqí tā

Meaning

adjectiveother

Example

我们先等一下，其他人还没来。wǒ men xiān děng yí xià qí tā rén hái méi lái

Let's wait a little; the other people haven't arrived yet.

More examples

你可以去其他地方看看。nǐ ké yǐ qù qí tā dì fāng kàn kàn

You can go and look around other places.

Core concept

A person or thing viewed as a different member of the same group, including all such members together.

Common phrases

其他人qí tā rén
other people
其他地方qí tā dì fāng
other places
其他时间qí tā shí jiān
other times

Similar words

别的bié de: Used in everyday speech for people or things apart from those already mentioned.
另一个lìng yí gè: Used for one more separately counted person or thing apart from one already identified.

Definition in Chinese

用来指代与已提及对象不同的其他个体或事物，既可修饰名词也可作代词使用，语气中性，常见于书面与口语。yòng lái zhǐ dài yǔ yǐ tí jí duì xiàng bù tóng de qí tā gè tǐ huò shì wù jì kě xiū shì míng cí yě kě zuò dài cí shǐ yòng yǔ qì zhōng xìng cháng jiàn yú shū miàn yǔ kóu yǔ

Word origin

其他 (qítā, "other") combines 其 (qí, "that") + 他 (tā, "other person"), giving the idea of people or things apart from the one already identified.

Usage tips

A number or measure phrase may come between this word and a noun, allowing meanings such as the other two or the other three without changing the word itself.

Other meanings

otherspronoun
anotheradjective