之
zhī
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
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Examples
我信鬼神之说。
wǒ xìn guǐ shén zhī shuō。
I believe in ghosts.
狮子是万兽之王。
shī zi shì wàn shòu zhī wáng。
The lion is the king of beasts.
狮子是丛林之王。
shī zi shì cóng lín zhī wáng。
The lion is the king of the jungle.
Words with this character
之后 zhī hòu after之间 zhī jiān between之前 zhī qián before之一 zhī yī one of之类 zhī lèi and so on之中 zhī zhōng inside之外 zhī wài outside之下 zhī xià under之内 zhī nèi inside之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ the reason why N P总之 zǒng zhī in a word除此之外 chú cǐ zhī wài apart from this当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job不正之风 bù zhèng zhī fēng unhealthy tendency取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī to replace反之 fǎn zhī on the other hand...当之无愧 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short相比之下 xiāng bǐ zhī xià by comparison意料之外 yì liào zhī wài contrary to expectation不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear换言之 huàn yán zhī in other words