各 / 任何 / 其他: each, any, other

代词 / pronouns

Tone colorsā tone 1á tone 2ǎ tone 3à tone 4a neutral

各 + (M) + N | 任何 + N + 都/也 | 其他 + (的) + N

Three determiners common in writing:

• 各 = "each, the various" (taken separately): 各国、各地、各位. Combines directly with some nouns, without a measure word.

• 任何 = "any, no… whatsoever": almost always with 都/也, often negative: 任何人都不能进去.

• 其他 = "the other(s)" (rest of a group): 其他人、其他问题.

Examples

各地的风俗习惯都不一样。
Gè dì de fēngsú xíguàn dōu bù yíyàng.
Customs differ from place to place.
出了任何问题，都可以给我打电话。
Chū le rènhé wèntí, dōu kěyǐ gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
If any problem comes up, you can call me.
除了故宫，我们还参观了其他地方。
Chúle Gùgōng, wǒmen hái cānguān le qítā dìfang.
Besides the Forbidden City, we visited other places.

Common mistakes

✗ 任何人不能进去。→ ✓ 任何人都不能进去。(missing 都/也)

✗ 各个人 → ✓ 每个人 / 各位。

✗ 其他 vs 别的: 别的 is more colloquial; both are fine with a following noun.