zhī
之
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 2.0 · 4
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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Words with 之
之后 zhī hòu
after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
HSK 4
之间 zhī jiān
(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间)
HSK 4
之前 zhī qián
before; prior to
HSK 4
之一 zhī yī
one of (sth); one out of a multitude
HSK 4
总之 zǒng zhī
in a word; in short
HSK 4
分之 fēn zhī
(indicating a fraction)
HSK 4
之中 zhī zhōng
inside; among
HSK 5
之外 zhī wài
outside; excluding
HSK 5
之下 zhī xià
under; beneath
HSK 5
之内 zhī nèi
inside; within
HSK 5
之类 zhī lèi
and so on; and such
HSK 6
之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
HSK 7–9
Character facts
- Radical
- 丿 slash
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Unicode
- U+4E4B
Ideographic: A foot meaning "to follow"; cursive version of 止