之

zhī

used in place of an objective noun or pronoun, used in certain set phrases without definite designation, this or that, used between an attribute and the word it modifies, used between the subject and the predicate in a S-P structure so as to make it nominalized

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go; leave; of; somebody; something; this

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go; leave; of; somebody; something; this

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zhī

pron. him, her, it

zhī

subordinate particle

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zhi1

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的), him, her, it

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之

zhī

(书)

代

（代替人或事物， 限于做宾语）:

怒目而视之 stare at it or him;

取而代之 replace someone; take it over;

将如之何? What is to be done?

无不为之高兴。 Everybody feels excited about it.

（虚用， 无所指）:

久而久之 with the lapse of time; as time passes;

总而言之 in short; in a word; in brief; make a long story short;

手之舞之， 足之蹈之 dance with joy

（这; 那） this:

之人也 this type of man

助

（用在定语和中心词之间， 表示领属关系或一般的修饰关系）:

赤子之心 the pure heart of a newborn babe;

汝之过也 your fault;

普天之下 all under heaven; all over the world;

光荣之家 the honoured family;

钟鼓之声 the sound of drums and bells;

以我之长， 攻敌之短 utilize our strong points to attack the enemy at his weak points

（用在主谓结构之间， 取消它的独立性， 使变成偏正结构）:

世界之大， 无奇不有。 The world is so big that nothing is to be surprised at.

战斗之烈， 实难预料。 It is unthinkable that the fight is terribly fierce.

皮之不存， 毛将焉附? With the skin gone, to what can the hair attach itself?

动

(往) go; leave:

由(北)京之沪 leave Beijing for Shanghai;

不知所之。 Don't know where he went.

君将何之? Where are you bound for?

名

（姓氏） a surname:

之马宇 Zhi Mayu

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之|之 [zhī] ► (possessive particle, literary equivalent of ↑的 [de]) ► him ► her ► it