之 zhī
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zhī
pronoun
him; her; them; that
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 之 may be used as a third person pronoun in Literary Chinese in the sense of 他 or 彼. Its use in this sense is confined to being an object of a verb (Guoyu '之' pronoun 1; Kroll 2015 '之' 1, p. 603; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; Rouzer 2007, p. 13; XHZD '之' 2, p. 974). -
zhī
particle
used between a modifier and a word to form a word group
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: 1. used between a modifier and a word to form a word group a. to express a subordinate relation; b. to express an ordinate decorative function; 2. Used between a subject and predicate to unify them. In Literary Chinese, 之 is placed between a noun and a verb phrase in the pattern 'N 之 VP' to nominalize it. The verb phrase becomes nominalized, somewhat like an English gerund (Guoyu '之' particle; Kroll 2015 '之' 2, p. 603; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 64; Rouzer 2007, p. 13; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 973; XHZD '之' 1, p. 974). -
zhī
verb
to go
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A transitive verb with the object being the destination of travel, in the sense of 往 (Guoyu '之' v 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; Rouzer 2007, p. 13) -
zhī
pronoun
this; that
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A demonstrative pronoun, similar to the modern Chinese 这 or 那. This sense is rarely used, with use mostly confined to the Shijing and Zhuangzi (Guoyu '之' pronoun 3; Kroll 2015 '之' 1a, p. 603; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 79; XHZD '之' 4, p. 974). -
zhī
particle
genetive marker
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Equivalent to 的 in modern Chinese; for example, 孝弟也者,其為仁之本與 'Filial piety and fraternal submission! - are they not the root of all benevolent actions?.' (Lunyu 1:2; Guoyu '之' prep. 1; Kroll 2015 '之' 2a, p. 603; Rouzer 2007, p. 13) -
zhī
pronoun
it
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 其 (Guoyu '之' pronoun 2; XHZD '之' 3, p. 974) -
zhī
preposition
in
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 于 (Guoyu '之' prep 2) -
zhī
preposition
all
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 诸 (Guoyu '之' prep 3) -
zhī
conjunction
and
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 与 (Guoyu '之' conj 1) -
zhī
conjunction
however
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 而 (Guoyu '之' conj 2) -
zhī
conjunction
if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 如果 (Guoyu '之' conj 3) -
zhī
conjunction
then
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 则 (Guoyu '之' conj 5) -
zhī
verb
to arrive; to go
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 至 or 到 (Kroll 2015 '之' 4, p. 603; Guoyu '之' v 3; XHZD '之' 5, p. 974) -
zhī
verb
is
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 是 (Guoyu '之' v 3) -
zhī
verb
to use
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 取用 (Guoyu '之' v 4) -
zhī
proper noun
Zhi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '之' n)
Contained in
- 一言蔽之 all embraced in one saying
- 吹灰之力 as easy as pie
- 夫风者,天地之气(夫風者,天地之氣) Wind is a spirit of Heaven and Earth
- 人之将死,其言也善(人之將死,其言也善) words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart
- 激水之疾 the rush of a torrent
- 为仁之本(為仁之本) the source of benevolent actions
- 置之不问(置之不問) to pass by without showing interest
- 一席之地 a place for a seat; proper place
- 难言之隐(難言之隱) something hidden and difficult to speak about
- 天之制 the system of Heaven
- 弃之如敝屣(棄之如敝屣) to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes
- 弦而鼓之 to tune one's zither then play it; to live by the consequences of one's actions
- 失之东隅,收之桑榆(失之東隅,收之桑榆) to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset; to compensate later for one's earlier loss
- 大王之风(大王之風) the great king's wind
- 代之以 (has been) replaced with; (its) place has been taken by
- 三寸不烂之舌(三寸不爛之舌) to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab
- 惊弓之鸟(驚弓之鳥) a bird frightened by a bow; one frightened by past experiences
- 斗筲之人 a small-minded person; a bean-counter
- 不治之症 an incurable disease
- 付之度外 to think nothing of doing something; to do something without considering the risks
- 瑶之圃(瑤之圃) jade garden of celestial ruler; paradise
- 衰之以属(衰之以屬) to treat a debility according to its nature
- 迂直之计(迂直之計) a plan to feign simplicity
- 犹之乎(猶之乎) just like
- 怨望忿怒之患 misfortune due to anger or grudges
- 言外之意 unspoken implication; the actual meaning of what was said
- 一言以蔽之 all embraced in one saying
- 低俗之风(低俗之風) vulgar style (used of items to be censored)
- 死无葬身之地(死無葬身之地) to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end
- 助一臂之力 to lend a helping hand
- 差之毫厘,失之千里(差之毫釐,失之千里) the slightest difference leads to a great loss
- 安之若素 bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity
- 星星之火,可以燎原 a single spark can start a huge blaze; an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
- 笄之年 beginning of maturity (of a girl)
- 必由之路 the road one must follow or take; the only way
- 靡靡之音 decadent or obscene music
- 滑天下之大稽 to be the most ridiculous thing in the world
- 善恶之报(善惡之報) good and bad karma
- 未解之谜(未解之謎) unsolved mystery
- 承平之世 a period of peace
- 国之桢榦(國之楨榦) a pillar of the nation
- 箕帚之使 your wife to serve you
- 总角之好(總角之好) childhood friend
- 要之 in brief; in a word
- 前事不忘,后事之师(前事不忘,後事之師) don't forget past events, they can guide you in future; benefit from past experience
- 天府之国(天府之國) land of plenty; Heavenly province
- 醉翁之意不在酒 wine-lover's heart is not in the cup; a drinker not really interested in alcohol; having an ulterior motive; to have other things in mind; with an ax to grind
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- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 1824
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 1577
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 781
- 卷六 Scroll 6 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 700
- 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 692
- 卷五十三 Scroll 53 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 681
- 卷十一 Scroll 11 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 679
- 卷四十五 Scroll 45 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 678
- 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 667
- 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 657