"之" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 之 |  zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 之后 | zhī hòu | afterwards / following / later / after | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之间 | zhī jiān | between / among / inter- | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之一 | zhī yī | one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之前 | zhī qián | before / prior to / ago / previously / beforehand | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之中 | zhī zhōng | inside / among / in the midst of (doing sth) / during | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之外 | zhī wài | outside / excluding | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之下 | zhī xià | under / beneath / less than | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之类 | zhī lèi | and so on / and such | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之内 | zhī nèi | inside / within | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之上 | zhī shàng | above | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之际 | zhī jì | during / at the time of | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之至 | zhī zhì | extremely | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之所以 | zhī suǒ yǐ | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P / Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之字形 | zhī zì xíng | Z-shaped / zigzag | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之字路 | zhī zì lù | zigzag road / switchback | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 之乎者也 | zhī hū zhě yě | lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom) / fig. archaic expressions | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 总之 | zǒng zhī | in a word / in short / in brief | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 随之 | suí zhī | thereupon / subsequently / accordingly | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 加之 | jiā zhī | moreover / in addition to that | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 反之 | fǎn zhī | on the other hand... / conversely... | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 告之 | gào zhī | to tell sb / to inform | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 次之 | cì zhī | second (in a competition) / occupying second place | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 久之 | jiǔ zhī | for a long time | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 分之 | fēn zhī | (indicating a fraction) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 乐之 | Lè zhī | Ritz (cracker brand) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 顷之 | qǐng zhī | in a moment / shortly after | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 要之 | yào zhī | in brief / in a word | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 因之 | yīn zhī | for this reason | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1325之友 | 132zhī yǒu | Friends of 1325 | |
| 百分之 | bǎi fēn zhī | percent | |
| 称之为 | chēng zhī wéi | to call it... / known as... | |
| 换言之 | huàn yán zhī | in other words | |
| 王羲之 | Wáng Xī zhī | Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣 | |
| 人之初 | rén zhī chū | man at birth (is fundamentally good in nature) / the first line of Three character classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 jing1] | |
| 代之以 | dài zhī yǐ | (has been) replaced with / (its) place has been taken by | |
| 简言之 | jiǎn yán zhī | in simple terms / to put things simply / briefly | |
| 张之洞 | Zhāng Zhī dòng | Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), prominent politician in late Qing | |
| 王夫之 | Wáng Fū zhī | Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition | |
| 祖冲之 | Zǔ chōng zhī | Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician | |
| 顾恺之 | Gù Kǎi zhī | Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家 | |
| 分之一 | fēn zhī yī | (indicating fraction) | |
| 关之琳 | Guān Zhī lín | Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress | |
| 介之推 | Jiè Zhī tuī | Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated | |
| 吉之岛 | Jí zhī dǎo | JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets | |
| 笄之年 | jī zhī nián | beginning of maturity (of a girl) | |
| 郎之万 | Láng zhī wàn | Langevin (name) | |
| 年之久 | nián zhī jiǔ | period of ... years | |
| 味之素 | Wèi zhī sù | Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation | |
| 瑶之圃 | Yáo zhī pǔ | jade garden of celestial ruler / paradise | |
| 易言之 | yì yán zhī | in other words | |
| 犹之乎 | yóu zhī hū | just like (sth) | |
| 在之上 | zài zhī shàng | over | |
| 张易之 | Zhāng yì zhī | Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1] | |
| 除此之外 | chú cǐ zhī wài | apart from this / in addition to this | |
| 三分之一 | sān fēn zhī yī | one third | |
| 相比之下 | xiāng bǐ zhī xià | by comparison | |
| 百分之百 | bǎi fēn zhī bǎi | a hundred percent / out and out / absolutely | |
| 取而代之 | qǔ ér dài zhī | to substitute for sb / to remove and replace | |
| 后顾之忧 | hòu gù zhī yōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" | |
| 当务之急 | dāng wù zhī jí | top priority job / matter of vital importance | |
| 三分之二 | sān fēn zhī èr | two-thirds | |
| 意料之外 | yì liào zhī wài | contrary to expectation / unexpected | |
| 久而久之 | jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī | over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time | |
| 重中之重 | zhòng zhōng zhī zhòng | of the utmost importance / of highest priority | |
| 行之有效 | xíng zhī yǒu xiào | to be effective (idiom) | |
| 一席之地 | yī xí zhī dì | (acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche | |
| 总而言之 | zǒng ér yán zhī | in short / in a word / in brief | |
| 当之无愧 | dāng zhī wú kuì | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) / entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) | |
| 权宜之计 | quán yí zhī jì | plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step | |
| 丝绸之路 | Sī chóu zhī Lù | the Silk Road | |
| 呼之欲出 | hū zhī yù chū | lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed | |
| 持之以恒 | chí zhī yǐ héng | to pursue unremittingly (idiom) / to persevere | |
| 不速之客 | bù sù zhī kè | uninvited or unexpected guest | |
| 不了了之 | bù liǎo liǎo zhī | to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite | |
| 自知之明 | zì zhī zhī míng | knowing oneself (idiom) / self-knowledge | |
| 天壤之别 | tiān rǎng zhī bié | lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / opposite extremes / a world of difference / a far cry from | |
| 不正之风 | bù zhèng zhī fēng | unhealthy tendency | |
| 逃之夭夭 | táo zhī yāo yāo | to escape without trace (idiom) / to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels | |
| 置之不理 | zhì zhī bù lǐ | to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside | |
| 求之不得 | qiú zhī bù dé | lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) / fig. exactly what one’s been looking for | |
| 必由之路 | bì yóu zhī lù | the road one must follow or take / the only way | |
| 堂而皇之 | táng ér huáng zhī | overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope | |
| 音乐之声 | Yīn yuè zhī shēng | The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965) | |
| 敬而远之 | jìng ér yuǎn zhī | to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance | |
| 后起之秀 | hòu qǐ zhī xiù | an up-and-coming youngster / new talent / a brilliant younger generation | |
| 一技之长 | yī jì zhī cháng | proficiency in a particular field (idiom) / skill in a specialized area (idiom) | |
| 前车之鉴 | qián chē zhī jiàn | to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom) | |
| 四分之三 | sì fēn zhī sān | three quarters | |
| 无稽之谈 | wú jī zhī tán | complete nonsense (idiom) | |
| 失之交臂 | shī zhī jiāo bì | to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip | |
| 燃眉之急 | rán méi zhī jí | lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) / fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency | |
| 十之八九 | shí zhī bā jiǔ | most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority | |
| 好自为之 | hǎo zì wéi zhī | to do one's best / to shape up / to behave / to fend for oneself / you're on your own | |
| 明智之举 | míng zhì zhī jǔ | sensible act | |
| 无价之宝 | wú jià zhī bǎo | priceless treasure | |
| 乌合之众 | wū hé zhī zhòng | rabble / disorderly band | |
| 众矢之的 | zhòng shǐ zhī dì | lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) / the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides | |
| 天伦之乐 | tiān lún zhī lè | family love and joy / domestic bliss | |
| 肺腑之言 | fèi fǔ zhī yán | words from the bottom of one's heart | |
| 简而言之 | jiǎn ér yán zhī | in a nutshell / to put it briefly | |
| 在天之灵 | zài tiān zhī líng | soul and spirit of the deceased | |
| 绳之以法 | shéng zhī yǐ fǎ | to punish according to the law / to bring to justice | |
| 操之过急 | cāo zhī guò jí | to act with undue haste (idiom) / eager and impatient / overhasty | |
| 赤壁之战 | Chì bì zhī zhàn | Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu / famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] | |
| 溜之大吉 | liū zhī dà jí | to steal away / to beat it | |
| 言外之意 | yán wài zhī yì | unspoken implication (idiom) / the actual meaning of what was said | |
| 不时之需 | bù shí zhī xū | a possible period of want or need | |
| 一笑置之 | yī xiào zhì zhī | to dismiss with a laugh / to make light of | |
| 两国之间 | liǎng guó zhī jiān | bilateral / between two countries | |
| 养生之道 | yǎng shēng zhī dào | the way of maintaining good health | |
| 强弩之末 | qiáng nǔ zhī mò | lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) / fig. spent force | |
| 井底之蛙 | jǐng dǐ zhī wā | the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience | |
| 美国之音 | Měi guó Zhī Yīn | Voice of America (VOA) | |
| 而立之年 | ér lì zhī nián | the age of 30 | |
| 赤子之心 | chì zǐ zhī xīn | pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn / sincere | |
| 漏网之鱼 | lòu wǎng zhī yú | a fish that escaped the net (idiom) / (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net | |
| 公之于众 | gōng zhī yú zhòng | to make known to the masses (idiom) / to publicize widely / to let the world know | |
| 不义之财 | bù yì zhī cái | ill-gotten wealth or gains | |
| 兼而有之 | jiān ér yǒu zhī | to have both (at the same time) | |
| 雷神之锤 | Léi shén zhī Chuí | Quake (video game series) | |
| 听之任之 | tīng zhī rèn zhī | to take a laissez-faire attitude | |
| 不治之症 | bù zhì zhī zhèng | incurable disease | |
| 置之度外 | zhì zhī dù wài | to give no thought to / to have no regard for / to disregard | |
| 好色之徒 | hào sè zhī tú | lecher / womanizer / dirty old man | |
| 鱼米之乡 | yú mǐ zhī xiāng | (lit.) land of fish and rice / (fig.) fertile region / land of milk and honey | |
| 弥留之际 | mí liú zhī jì | on one's deathbed / at the point of death | |
| 七年之痒 | qī nián zhī yǎng | seven-year itch | |
| 害群之马 | hài qún zhī mǎ | lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple | |
| 束之高阁 | shù zhī gāo gé | tied up in a bundle on a high shelf / to put sth on the back burner / no longer a high priority | |
| 乘人之危 | chéng rén zhī wēi | to take advantage of sb's precarious position | |
| 付之一炬 | fù zhī yī jù | to put to the torch (idiom) / to commit to the flames / to burn sth down deliberately | |
| 天府之国 | Tiān fǔ zhī guó | land of plenty / Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu) | |
| 六分之一 | liù fēn zhī yī | one sixth | |
| 甘之如饴 | gān zhī rú yí | lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment | |
| 不毛之地 | bù máo zhī dì | barren land / desert | |
| 付之东流 | fù zhī dōng liú | to commit to the waters (idiom) / to lose sth irrevocably | |
| 切肤之痛 | qiè fū zhī tòng | keenly felt pain / bitter anguish | |
| 不白之冤 | bù bái zhī yuān | unrighted wrong / unredressed injustice | |
| 一丘之貉 | yī qiū zhī hé | jackals of the same tribe (idiom) / fig. They are all just as bad as each other. | |
| 处之泰然 | chǔ zhī tài rán | see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tai4 ran2 chu3 zhi1] | |
| 玄之又玄 | xuán zhī yòu xuán | mystery within a mystery / the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] | |
| 心腹之患 | xīn fù zhī huàn | lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom) / major trouble hidden within | |
| 沙漠之狐 | Shā mò zhī Hú | Desert Fox | |
| 弹指之间 | tán zhǐ zhī jiān | a snap of the fingers (idiom) / in an instant / in a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye | |
| 门户之见 | mén hù zhī jiàn | sectarian bias / parochialism | |
| 瓮中之鳖 | wèng zhōng zhī biē | lit. like a turtle in a jar / to be trapped (idiom) | |
| 安之若素 | ān zhī ruò sù | bear hardship with equanimity / regard wrongdoing with equanimity | |
| 一面之交 | yī miàn zhī jiāo | to have met once / casual acquaintance | |
| 有识之士 | yǒu shí zhī shì | a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) | |
| 分而治之 | fēn ér zhì zhī | divide and rule (strategy) / divide and conquer | |
| 推理之绊 | tuī lǐ zhī bàn | Spiral: | |
| 等而下之 | děng ér xià zhī | going from there to lower grades (idiom) | |
| 言之无物 | yán zhī wú wù | (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom) / to carry no weight | |
| 垂暮之年 | chuí mù zhī nián | old age | |
| 置之脑后 | zhì zhī nǎo hòu | to banish from one's thoughts / to ignore / to take no notice | |
| 一孔之见 | yī kǒng zhī jiàn | partial view / limited outlook | |
| 八拜之交 | bā bài zhī jiāo | sworn brotherhood / intimate friendship | |
| 必经之路 | bì jīng zhī lù | the road one must follow or take / the only way / same as 必由之路[bi4 you2 zhi1 lu4] | |
| 伯仲之间 | bó zhòng zhī jiān | almost on a par | |
| 不经之谈 | bù jīng zhī tán | absurd statement / cock-and-bull story | |
| 不刊之论 | bù kān zhī lùn | indisputable statement / unalterable truth | |
| 不情之请 | bù qíng zhī qǐng | my presumptuous request (humble expr.) / if I may be so bold to ask a favor | |
| 不祥之兆 | bù xiáng zhī zhào | bad omen | |
| 恻怛之心 | cè dá zhī xīn | see 惻隱之心|恻隐之心[ce4 yin3 zhi1 xin1] | |
| 恻隐之心 | cè yǐn zhī xīn | compassion | |
| 趁人之危 | chèn rén zhī wēi | to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom) | |
