zhī HSK4

[attributive particle]

  • created reference approved 之 → 的 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    之 zhī

    的 de

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · [possessive] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    [possessive]

    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to [[的|的|de5]] but used in formal or literary writing.

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    it

    Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · to go — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    to go

    (literary) To travel to a place; to head toward.

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · [intensifier] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    [intensifier]

    Used between a subject and a following adjective to emphasize the degree or extent of a quality.

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · this — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    this

    (bound form) This; referring to a person or thing nearby.

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · [nominalizer] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    [nominalizer]

    Used between a subject and a verb to turn the phrase into a noun-like unit.

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · surname — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    surname

    A Chinese surname

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · and the like — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    and the like

    Used after a name or noun to refer to others of that kind or category

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  • created sense approved 之 · zhī · [object marker] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    zhī

    [object marker]

    (literary) Used to indicate the preposing of an object for emphasis

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