之

• ピンイン: zhī
• 漢字の分解: 之 = a single curved stroke representing movement or connection

意味

（文語）〜の／それ

A high-frequency classical particle surviving in modern Chinese in set phrases. Examples: 百分之一 (one percent), 其中之一 (one of them), 取而代之 (replace it), 总之 (in summary). Adds literary elegance to writing.

例文

1. 这是二十世纪最伟大的发明之一。
2. 友谊之花需要用真心来浇灌和培育。
3. 总之，我们必须尽快找到解决问题的办法。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary, academic, set phrases

トーン: elegant

正しい言い方

• 求知之路漫漫，唯有坚持方能抵达彼岸。(The road to knowledge is long — only by persevering can one reach the other shore.)
• 这是我平生之所愿，绝不轻言放弃。(This is my lifelong wish — I will never easily give it up.)

避ける言い方

• 我之书包 — in modern colloquial Chinese, use 我的书包; 之 is reserved for literary or fixed expressions

起源と歴史

Ancient Chinese structural particle, originally depicting a foot stepping forward — movement or connection

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal