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CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

之

zhīHSK 4

之 (zhī) is an HSK 4 Chinese word with 3 definitions and 6 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH3
DEFINITIONS3
EXAMPLES6
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

particle 助

  1. Englishused between an attribute and the word it modifies

    • EX
      他是我们班最聪明的学生之一。

      He is one of the smartest students in our class.

    • EX
      听了老师的话之后，我再也不敢迟到了。

      After listening to the teacher, I never dared to be late again.

2

pronoun 代

  1. Englishhim, her, it, them

    • EX
      发现设备存在安全隐患，千万不能置之不理。

      If you discover a safety hazard in the equipment, you must never ignore it.

    • EX
      可再生资源也不是取之不尽，依旧需要节约使用。

      Renewable resources are not inexhaustible either, so we still need to use them sparingly.

3

pronoun 代

  1. Englishhim; her; it; them

    • EX
      这个问题很重要，我们不能等闲视之。

      This issue is important, and we must not take it lightly.

    • EX
      面对别人的建议，他总是置之不理。

      He always ignores other people's suggestions.