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Pinyin: zhī
English Definition: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of ); him; her; it
Chinese Definition:
①助词,表示领有、连属关系:赤子之心。
②助词,表示修饰关系:缓兵之计。不速之客。莫逆之交。
③用在主谓结构之间,使成为句子成分:“大道之行也,天下为公”。
④代词,代替人或事物:置之度外。等闲视之。
⑤代词,这,那:“之二虫,又何知”。
⑥虚用,无所指:久而久之。
⑦往,到:“吾欲之南海”。
Total strokes: 4; Radical: 丿
Ideographic: A foot meaning "to follow"; cursive version of
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Example Words
之间 zhī jiān between; among; inter-
之后 zhī hòu afterwards; following; later; after
之一 zhī one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
之中 zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
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Example Sentences
1
Water is the source of all life.
2
Before eating, wash your hands.
3
Making mistakes is part of being human.
4
They have a good relationship.
5
This movie is a classic.