Hanzi

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her/it

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

zhī, zhū, zhì

Bopomofo

ㄓ, ㄓㄨ, ㄓˋ

Jyutping

zi1

Example sentences

zhī
失敗是成功之母。
失败是成功之母。

Failure is the mother of success.

wáng
獅子是森林之王。
狮子是森林之王。

The lion is the king of the forest.

之前 zhīqián
在開會之前,請先閱讀這份報告。
在开会之前,请先阅读这份报告。

Please read this report before the meeting.

jiāo
請在明天之前把報告交給我。
请在明天之前把报告交给我。

Please hand the report over to me before tomorrow.

之一 zhīyī
他是這個領域最傑出的專家之一。
他是这个领域最杰出的专家之一。

He is one of the most prominent experts in this field.

他亦是這家公司的股東之一。
他亦是这家公司的股东之一。

He is also one of the shareholders of this company.

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