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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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 丿 (#4)

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

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This word has been viewed 23258 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
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Showing 10 of 26 examples containing 之

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.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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