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之 (zhī) — (literary pronoun) him, her, it (used as object)

Definition

Literary object pronoun 'him / her / it' (我深爱之, 取之). This is the formal counterpart of 他/她/它 as an object — 之 only appears in classical-style prose, never in modern spoken Chinese.

pronoun
(literary pronoun) himherit (used as object)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 之，。
    Wǒ shēn ài zhī, dàn tā bú ài wǒ.
    I deeply love him/her, but he/she doesn't love me.
  • ，之。
    Cǐ wù zhēn guì, wǒ qǔ zhī.
    This item is precious; I take it.
  • 之。
    Qǐng zǐ xì tīng zhī.
    Please listen to it carefully.

Grammar

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