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Meaning of 之
Pinyin
zhī
Radical
丶
Strokes
3
Definition
(literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it
Usage
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make assurance doubly sure / be double cautious / be scrupulous / treat sth. with extreme prudence
lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / opposite extremes / a world of difference / a far cry from
to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels
What can be done about it? / What can we do about it? / What shall I do? / How can it be managed?
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
It is now too late to repent. / Repentance is too late. / be too late to regret / It's no use regretting now. / repent too late
receive it with shame / I am not worthy of it. / I don't deserve it. / It is shameful to accept ....
double-pronged attack / divide forces to contain or assemble forces to attack the enemy in fighting battles
unapproachable / keep sb. a thousand li away / keep at arm's length / keep a good distance from sb. / put sb. beyond the pale
The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
serve like a dog or a horse / be of service at sb.'s disposal / render one's services / render the services of a dog or a horse
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
an opportunity that can be exploited to sb.'s advantage / an opportunity that can be made use of by another to one's disadvantage / readily exploitable loopholes
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty
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Input Method for 之
Pinyin
zhi1
Wubi
pppp
Cangjie
ino
Zhengma
wa
Four Corner
30302
Unicode
U+4e4b
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