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
- 天下之患 the misfortunes of the world
- 利而诱之(利而誘之) hold out bait to entice [the enemy]
- 无价之宝(無價之寶) a priceless treasure
- 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
- 漠然置之 to set to one side and ignore; quite indifferent; cold and uncaring
- 莊王之行贤(莊王之行賢) King Zhuang's conduct was worthy
- 星星之火,可以燎原 a single spark can start a huge blaze; an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
- 道之所存,师之所存(道之所存,師之所存) if somebody has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher
- 池鱼之殃(池魚之殃) fish in a dry pond; innocent people caught in a misfortune
- 点睛之笔(點睛之筆) the brush stroke that dots in the eyes; to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life
- 一言蔽之 all embraced in one saying
- 翱翔于激水之上(翱翔於激水之上) it lingers over the fretted face of the pond
- 涸辙之鲋(涸轍之鮒) a fish in a dried out rut; a person in dire straits
- 不了了之 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite
- 决之于王(決之於王) decision by the king
- 用武之地 ample scope for abilities; favorable position for the use of one's skills
- 芝兰之室(芝蘭之室) a room with irises and orchids; in wealthy and pleasant company
- 情急之下 in a moment of desperation
- 取之不尽,用之不竭(取之不盡,用之不竭) limitless supply (of); inexhaustible
- 兼人之量 to excel the capacity of others by two times
- 吉之岛(吉之島) JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
- 罗洁爱尔之(羅潔愛爾之) Raziel, archangel in Judaism
- 自知之明 knowing oneself; self-knowledge
- 一技之长(一技之長) professional skill
- 重中之重 of the utmost importance; of highest priority
- 之中 inside ; among ; in the midst of (doing something); during
- 口腹之欲(口腹之慾) desire for good food
- 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
- 恻隐之心(惻隱之心) compassion
- 齐人之福(齊人之福) the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine); (ironically) the joy of having several partners
- 能中之与(能中之與) Would that be correct?
- 犹之乎(猶之乎) just like
- 万民往之(萬民往之) all the people follow him
- 花甲之年 a person sixty years of age
- 分之 indicates a fraction
- 前车之鉴(前車之鑒) warning from an a carriage in front; to learn a lesson from a defeated predecessor
- 溜之大吉 to steal away; to beat it
- 祁奚之荐(祁奚之薦) Qi Xi's recommendation; recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
- 换而言之(換而言之) in other words
- 三分之一 one third
- 砚田之食(硯田之食) to make a living by writing
- 于归之喜(于歸之喜) the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
- 脱缰之马(脫韁之馬) a horse that has thrown off the reins; runaway horse; out of control
- 失之毫厘,差之千里(失之毫釐,差之千里) a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake; a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
- 沙漠之狐 Desert Fox
- 必经之路(必經之路) the road one must follow or take; the only way
- 前车之覆,后车之鉴(前車之覆,後車之鑒) the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart; draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor; learn from past mistake
- 狐虎之威 a fox using the awe of a tiger
Also contained in
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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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