之
                
                
                    
                    Simplified/traditional character
                    
                
            之 English definition
        
            zhī
            
                
                    
                
                
            
            
                
                (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
            
        
        
            
                
                - him
 
                
                - her
 
                
                - it
 
                
            
        
    
zhī
- him
 - her
 - it
 
HSK levels
Characters with the same pronunciation
- 卮 : goblet;
 - 吱 : (onom.) creaking or groaning;
 - 搘 : prop up;
 - 支 : to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions;
 - 枝 : branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc;
 - 栀 : gardenia; cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); same as 栀子;
 - 榰 : base of pillar; prop;
 - 汁 : juice;
 - 泜 : a river in Hebei province;
 - 疧 : sick;
 - 知 : to know; to be aware;
 - 祗 : respectful (ly);
 - 秪 : only, merely;
 - 织 : to weave; to knit;
 - 肢 : limb;
 - 胑 : wings of birds; legs of animals;
 - 胝 : callous;
 - 脂 : fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin;
 - 芝 : Zoysia pungens;
 - 隻 : only
 - 鳷 : general term for jay; Garrulus lidthi;
 
Sentences examples with 之
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                    任务完成百分之八十了。
Rènwù wánchéng bǎi fēn zhī bāshíle. - 
                    这两个城市之间的距离有 300公里。
Zhè liǎng gè chéngshì zhī jiān de jùlí yǒu 300 gōnglǐ. - 
                    顾客减少了三分之一。
Gùkè jiǎnshǎole sān fēn zhī yī. - 
                    国家之间的文化交流越来越丰富。
Guójiā zhī jiān de wénhuà jiāoliú yuè lái yuè fēngfù. - 
                    我们之间好像有误会。
Wǒmen zhī jiān hǎoxiàng yǒu wùhuì. 
Words containing 之, by HSK level
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                        HSK 4 vocabulary list
                    
                    
- 百分之 (bǎi fēn zhī ) : percent;
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                            之 (zhī): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; its
 
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                        HSK 5 vocabulary list
                    
                    
- 总之 (zǒng zhī) : in a word; in short; in brief
 
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                        HSK 6 vocabulary list
                    
                    
- 当务之急 (dāng wù zhī jí) : top priority job; matter of vital importance
 - 反之 (fǎn zhī) : on the other hand...; conversely...
 - 后顾之忧 (hòu gù zhī yōu) : fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning 'no worries about anything'
 - 天伦之乐 (tiān lún zhī lè) : pleasure of heavenly agreement (idiom); family love and joy; domestic bliss
 - 之际 (zhī jì ) : during; at the time of;
 - 总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī) : in short; in a word; in brief