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之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

HSK 4HSK 7–9
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Meanings of 之 in English

zhīHSK 4particleSyllabus #1938
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
zhīHSK 7–9pronounSyllabus #10674
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it

Example sentences

  1. 十年之後我看到了他。
    shí nián zhī hòu wǒ kàn dào le tā。
    I saw him after ten years.
    Tatoeba #873445 by Martha · #299332 by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜。
    jiǎ zhī mì táng， yǐ zhī pī shuāng。
    One man's meat is another man's poison.
    Tatoeba #5092091 by mirrorvan · #67212 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 天下无不散之筵席。
    tiān xià wú bù sàn zhī yán xí。
    All good things must come to an end.
    Tatoeba #1360036 by sadhen · #1360035 by sadhen · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 之

之后HSK 4之间HSK 4之前HSK 4之中HSK 4总之HSK 5之所以HSK 6反之HSK 7–9加之HSK 7–9之际HSK 7–9不正之风HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences