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之 zhī

HSK 4 character · 3 strokes · radical 丿

Meanings

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

Words with 之

• 分之 fēn zhī: (indicating a fraction)
• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

Example sentences

之前你在哪里？
Where were you?
Tatoeba #1778322 by sadhen (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我以一分之差错过了那趟火车。
I missed the train by a hair's breadth.
Tatoeba #2051334 by fercheung (CC BY 2.0 FR)

上床之前关灯。
Turn off the light before you go to bed.
Tatoeba #2383160 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).