之 (zi1 | zhi1) : 's; of; it; this; go to; to

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之

zi1

zhi1

[1] [particle] 's; of (used between two nouns to show possession or subordination)
[2] [pron] it; him; her; them (used as object after a verb)
[3] [pron] this; that; these; those
[4] [particle] used in certain set phrases for 'decorative' purpose, e.g. 久而久之
[5] [v] go to; leave for; arrive at
[6] [prep] to; until
[7] [n] zigzag; winding; S-shaped road

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Radical: 丿 (#4)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 27749 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Mar 2017 11:12

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逃之夭夭 tou4 zi1 jiu1 jiu1 tao2 zhi1 yao1 yao1 = to escape without trace (idiom)

之前 zi1 cin4 zhi1 qian2 = before; in front of

之後 zi1 hau6 zhi1 hou4 = afterwards; after; behind

之間 zi1 gaan1 zhi1 jian1 = between; in the middle of

十之八九 sap6 zi1 baat3 gau2 shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3 = mostly

百分之 baak3 fan6 zi1 bai3 fen1 zhi1 = percent

卒之 zeot1 zi1 zu2 zhi1 = finally; in the end; at last 粵

非常之 fei1 soeng4 zi1 fei1 chang2 zhi1 = very

之一 zi1 jat1 zhi1 yi1 = one (of a given quantity)

之上 zi1 soeng6 zhi1 shang4 = above
See all 258 compounds (CantoDict reports 263 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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琴晚個派對十分之熱鬧呀！粵
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)!
[the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]

我畢業之後會搵工嘅嘞。粵
After I graduate, I will find a job.

幾分鐘之後我就到國
After a few minutes I'll be there.

我在幾分鐘之內就到國
I'll be there in a few minutes.

聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋粵
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

佢哋卒之喺返埋一齊粵
In the end they got back together again.
[卒之, as with 終於, implies that the event of them getting back together happened a while ago (maybe a year or two) and that you've only just found out.]

唔好摸啲白鴿啦，佢哋非常之揦鮓粵
Don't touch the pigeons, they're very dirty.
[Lit. don't touch [plural counter] pigeons [particle], they extremely dirty Other synonyms for 揦鮓: 污糟 and 污糟邋遢 ]

食完香蕉之後，要掉咗塊蕉皮粵
Throw away the peel after you've finished the banana.
[Lit. eat-finish banana afterwards, need throw-[particle used in imperatives] [counter] banana-skin. Classifier 塊 is optional if the object (蕉皮) consists of two characters. But 塊 would be mandatory if followed by single character 皮. ]

漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

落完雪之後，我哋大家出去砌雪人。粵
After the snow stopped falling, we all went out to build a snowman.

月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.

我睇完佢表演之後都O晒嘴！粵
I was also speechless (with surprise) after seeing him performed.

請小心列車與月台間之空隙
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform
[MTR announcement]

佢病咗, 唔怪之得唔嚟啦! 粵
He is sick. No wonder he's failed to turn up!

佢做嘢好快手，之不過有時揦西啲粵
He is very fast in what he does, but occasionally he can be sloppy.

唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.

噚晚我哋屋企嚟咗一個不速之客。粵
We had an uninvited guest over at my house last night.

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]

新澤西州到處都係不毛之地粵
New Jersey is just barren wasteland.
[Lit. New Jersey everywhere also is barren wasteland. Originally the sentence was 死神界到處都是不毛之地, but I gave it a little twist!]

佢之前係個監躉。粵
He was in jail before.
[[This is not very polite.]]

喺店舖拎走貨品冇畀錢, 是為之店舖盜竊。粵
Taking away merchandise from a store without making payment is defined as shoplifting.

經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

人生最困擾之事莫過於喪失了人生目標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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