之

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) in Chinese: 之 (zhī)

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)
  2. 2him
  3. 3her
  4. 4it

Stroke order

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之

Zhuyin

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ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 之 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 井底之蛙。

    jǐng dǐ zhī wā。

    The frog in the well.

  • 切身之痛。

    qiè shēn zhī tòng。

    It's a personal pain.

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Related words

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

总之

zǒng zhī

in a word

之后

zhī hòu

after

之间

zhī jiān

(after a noun) between

之前

zhī qián

before

之一

zhī yī

one of (sth)

之内

zhī nèi

inside

之外

zhī wài

outside

之下

zhī xià

under

之中

zhī zhōng

inside

之类

zhī lèi

and so on

换言之

huàn yán zhī

in other words

Appears in

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