How common it is
其他 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say qítā slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
其他用于指代除了特定事物以外的其他东西。例如，你可以说‘我有其他作业要做’，这里的其他指的是除当前作业外的其他作业。
qítā yòng yú zhǐ dài liù chéng tè bié wù shì yǐ wài de qí tā dōng xī 。 rú kě nǐ kě yuē ‘ wǒ yǒu qítā zuò yè yào zuò ’ ， 這裡的其他指的是除當前作業外的其他作業。
Other is used to refer to things besides a specific one. For example, you can say '我有其他作业要做', where 其他 refers to other homework apart from the current one.
Context note
其他常用于日常生活中的对话，如购物、谈论物品或活动等。例如，在超市里你可能会听到‘这些水果多少钱？还有其他水果吗？’
qítā cháng yòng yú rì kāi shēn qíng zhōng de huà dá ， rú kě gòu wù 、 tánlùn wù pǐn huò huó dòng tīng 。 rú kě zài shū guǎn lǐ nǐ kě néng huì tīng dào ‘ zhè xiē guǒ ruò duō qián ？ hái yǒu qítā guǒ ruò ma ？ ’
Other is commonly used in daily conversations, such as shopping, discussing items or activities. For example, you might hear at the supermarket '这些水果多少钱？还有其他水果吗？', which translates to 'How much are these fruits? Are there other kinds of fruit?'
5 examples
我有其他作业要做。
wǒ yǒu qí tā zuò yè yào zuò。
I have other homework to do.
超市里还有其他水果。
chāo shì lǐ hái yǒu qí tā shuǐ guǒ。
There are other fruits in the supermarket.
除了这个，没有其他选择。
chú le zhè ge， méi yǒu qí tā xuǎn zé。
Apart from this, there is no other choice.
我有其他事情要处理。
wǒ yǒu qí tā shì qíng yào chǔ lǐ。
I have other things to handle.
还有其他颜色可以选择。
hái yǒu qí tā yán sè kě yǐ xuǎn zé。
There are other colors you can choose from.
5 mini stories
妈妈说除了这个，没有其他选择。爸爸同意了。
mā ma shuō chú le zhè ge， méi yǒu qí tā xuǎn zé。 bà ba tóng yì le。
Mom said apart from this, there is no other choice. Dad agreed.
我们去了超市，发现还有其他水果可以选择。
wǒ men qù le chāo shì， fā xiàn hái yǒu qí tā shuǐ guǒ kě yǐ xuǎn zé。
We went to the supermarket and found other fruits we could choose from.
除了这个玩具，我还有很多其他玩具。
chú le zhè ge wán jù， wǒ hái yǒu hěn duō qí tā wán jù。
Apart from this toy, I have many other toys.
我们还有其他事情要做，比如去公园玩。
wǒ men hái yǒu qí tā shì qíng yào zuò， bǐ rú qù gōng yuán wán。
We still have other things to do, like going to the park to play.
除了这个颜色，我还有很多其他选择。
chú le zhè ge yán sè， wǒ hái yǒu hěn duō qí tā xuǎn zé。
Apart from this color, I have many other choices.