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之 (zhī): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it

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HSK 7pronoun

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Pinyin
Meaning: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
Characters: 1
Part of speech: pronoun
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 3
Radical: 丶
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

of
him, her, it, them
this, that
grammatical particle used in classical Chinese
(classical) possessive particle
(classical) objective pronoun
(classical) demonstrative
(classical) to go to

Chinese explanation

古代汉语中常用的助词，相当于现代汉语的“的”，表示所属或修饰关系
也用于指代人或事物，相当于“他、她、它”或“这、那”
还可以用在主语和谓语之间，取消句子的独立性，使句子变成短语。

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The root of this article's central idea lies in education.

He is the most excellent student in our school.

On the path of learning, perseverance is most important.

This is the mother of success; failure is the mother of success.

Parents' love is deep and selfless.

The preciousness of time is known to everyone.

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