及其

jíqí

conjunction HSK 7-9 #11,077

Meanings

HSK 4

本书介绍了中国历史及其文化。

Běn shū jièshào le Zhōngguó lìshǐ jíqí wénhuà.

This book introduces Chinese history and its culture.

HSK 4

校长及其家属出席了活动。

Xiàozhǎng jíqí jiāshǔ chūxí le huódòng.

The principal and their family attended the event.

及其 is formal written Chinese. In everyday speech, people just say 和 (hé) or 和他的/她的. It literally means "and its/their" (及 = and, 其 = its).

mistakes

Don't confuse 及其 (jíqí, "and its") with 极其 (jíqí, "extremely"). They sound identical but have completely different meanings.

及 jí

其 qí