之 zhī
-
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
- 总之(總之) in a word; in brief
- 寓管理于服务之中(寓管理于服務之中) integrated services management
- 拟古之作(擬古之作) a work in a classic style; a pastiche
- 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志(燕雀安知鴻鵠之志) can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan?
- 悉以咨之 consulted in advance on all matters
- 总角之好(總角之好) childhood friend
- 无用之树(無用之樹) useless person
- 阴阳之施(陰陽之施) operation of Yin and Yang
- 瑶之圃(瑤之圃) jade garden of celestial ruler; paradise
- 他山之石可以攻玉 the other mountain's stone can polish jade; to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 大兴问罪之师(大興問罪之師) to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly
- 七分之一 one seventh
- 四时之副(四時之副) the correspondences of the four seasons
- 鱼水之欢(魚水之歡) the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple; sexual intercourse
- 不得已而为之(不得已而為之) to have no other choice; to be the last resort
- 患难之交(患難之交) a friend in times of tribulations
- 夸大之词(誇大之詞) hyperbole; exaggeration
- 走之底 name of of Kangxi radical 162
- 不时之需(不時之需) a possible period of want or need
- 罗洁爱尔之(羅潔愛爾之) Raziel, archangel in Judaism
- 天壤之别(天壤之別) as different as sky and earth; night and day difference; opposite extremes; a world of difference
- 天地之行 heaven and earth's conduct
- 男女之际(男女之際) the boundary between male and female
- 之上 above
- 败军之际(敗軍之際) following the defeat
- 美国之音(美國之音) VOA
- 瓮中之鳖(甕中之鱉) lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped
- 四时之变(四時之變) the changes of the four seasons
- 久而久之 gradually over time
- 不精之至 a supreme lack of proficiency
- 阪泉之战(阪泉之戰) Banquan
- 事变之博(事變之博) the breadth of changes in circumstances
- 鱼米之乡(魚米之鄉) land of fish and rice; fertile region
- 井蛙之见(井蛙之見) the view of a frog in a well; a narrow view
- 白圭之玷 a flaw in white jade
- 何以言之 Why say this?
- 十分之一 one tenth
- 因父之名 in the Name of the Father
- 稽古之力 the power of consulting classic texts
- 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
- 处世之道(處世之道) way of life; attitude; modus operandi
- 无谗贼妒疾之人(無讒賊妒疾之人) no people who slandered, stole, or harbored jealousy or hatred
- 点头之交(點頭之交) nodding acquaintance
- 不治之症 an incurable disease
- 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
Also contained in
义理之天 、 胡愈之 、 温泉关之战 、 颜之推 、 永嘉之乱
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 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: 693
- 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: 679
- 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