之
zhīㄓ
Sino-Vietnamese: CHI
Traditional: 之
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Meaning(particle, pronoun, vocab.word.pos.g)
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
Common: ……之一 (one of), X分之Y (fractions).
Examples
她是我们公司的骄傲之一。
tā shì wǒ men gōng sī de jiāo ào zhī yī.
She's one of our company's prides.
三分之一的学生来自越南。
sān fēn zhī yī de xué shēng lái zì yuè nán.
One third of the students come from Vietnam.
这是成功之路。
zhè shì chéng gōng zhī lù.
This is the road to success.
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Stroke order
CHI · 3 strokes
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
Related words
- 分之 fēn zhī — (indicating a fraction)
- 总之 zǒng zhī — in a word; in short; in brief
- 当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí — top priority job; matter of vital importance
- 反之 fǎn zhī — on the other hand...; conversely...
- 总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī — in short; in a word; in brief
- 后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu — fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
- 天伦之乐 tiān lún zhī lè — family love and joy; domestic bliss