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Meaning of 之
Pinyin
zhī
Radical
丶
Strokes
3
Definition
(literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it
Usage
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之 [zhī]
1. Part of speech: particle, indicating possession or associative relationship.
助词，表示领有、连属关系。
2. Part of speech: particle, indicating modification relationship.
助词，表示修饰关系。
3. Part of speech: used between subject and predicate to form a sentence component.
用在主谓结构之间，使成为句子成分。
4. Pronoun, substitutes for a person or thing.
代词，代替人或事物。
5. Pronoun, this, that.
代词，这，那。
6. Virtually used, having no reference.
虚用，无所指。
7. To go to; arrive at.
往，到。
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之 [zhī]
1. To grow; the original meaning: to emerge, produce, or grow.
同本义 ([En.] grow)
2. To go to; to walk towards a certain direction.
往，朝某方向走，到…去 ([En.] go to; leave)
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之 [zhī]
1. Demonstrative pronoun referring to a person or thing, equivalent to "this" or "that."
指示人或事物，相当于“这个”“那个” ([En.] this; that)
2. Pronoun referring to a person or thing's name, equivalent to he, she, it, they, them.
指代人或事物的名称，相当于他、她、它、他们 ([En.] he; her; it; they; them)
3. Demonstrative pronoun equivalent to "its," "his," "other."
指示代词，相当于“其”、“他的”、“其他的” ([En.] its; his; other)
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之 [zhī]
1. Indicates possession equivalent to "of."
的 ([En.] of)
2. Used between attributive and headword to indicate a possessive relationship or general modification relationship.
用在定语和中心词之间，表示领属关系或一般的修饰关系。
3. Used between subject and predicate to negate the independence of the sentence.
用于主谓结构之间，取消句子的独立性。
4. Used between a real word and a preposition.
用于实词与介词之间。
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之 [zhī]
Shape resembling the letter "S," known as "zigzag."
具有字母S的形状的，“之”字形 (【英】：zigzag)。 For example: the winding river Zi Jiang (江流曲折如“之”字者); zigzag path (曲折如“之”字形的路).
make assurance doubly sure / be double cautious / be scrupulous / treat sth. with extreme prudence
lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / opposite extremes / a world of difference / a far cry from
to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels
What can be done about it? / What can we do about it? / What shall I do? / How can it be managed?
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
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"
It is now too late to repent. / Repentance is too late. / be too late to regret / It's no use regretting now. / repent too late
receive it with shame / I am not worthy of it. / I don't deserve it. / It is shameful to accept ....
double-pronged attack / divide forces to contain or assemble forces to attack the enemy in fighting battles
unapproachable / keep sb. a thousand li away / keep at arm's length / keep a good distance from sb. / put sb. beyond the pale
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
serve like a dog or a horse / be of service at sb.'s disposal / render one's services / render the services of a dog or a horse
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
an opportunity that can be exploited to sb.'s advantage / an opportunity that can be made use of by another to one's disadvantage / readily exploitable loopholes
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
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Input Method for 之
Pinyin
zhi1
Wubi
pppp
Cangjie
ino
Zhengma
wa
Four Corner
30302
Unicode
U+4e4b
Stroke Number Category
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