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之 zhī

(literary) of; 's

Strokes
3
Level
HSK 4
Radical
丿
Type
Ideograph
Made of 丶 ⿱丶？

Memory hint: A foot meaning "to follow"; cursive version of 止

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  1. 这次考试的成绩不到百分之五十。
    Zhè cì kǎoshì de chéngjì bú dào bǎifēnzhī wǔshí.
    This exam's score didn't reach fifty percent.
    this (measure) exam (particle) result not reach percent-of fifty
  2. 你知道百分之百是什么意思吗？
    Nǐ zhīdào bǎifēnzhī bǎi shì shénme yìsi ma?
    Do you know what "one hundred percent" means?
    you know percent-of hundred is what meaning (question)
  3. 总之，我们应该早点出发。
    Zǒngzhī, wǒmen yīnggāi zǎodiǎn chūfā.
    In short, we should set off earlier.
    in-short, we should earlier set-off
  4. 这不是解决问题之道。
    Zhè bú shì jiějué wèntí zhī dào.
    This isn't the way to solve the problem.
    this not is solve problem (particle) way
  5. 会议结束之后，大家都回家了。
    Huìyì jiéshù zhī hòu, dàjiā dōu huí jiā le.
    After the meeting ended, everyone went home.
    meeting end (particle) after, everyone all return home (particle)

Words with 之 (11)