之一 (zhī yī) — one of (used after a noun to indicate membership in a group)
Definition
A suffix meaning 'one of', attached after a noun (or noun + 的) to single out one member from a group. Used only in this set-phrase position — it is not a standalone word.
suffix
one of (used after a noun to indicate membership in a group)
Examples
- 之一。Tā shì wǒ men bān xué xí zuì hǎo de xué shēng zhī yī.He is one of the best students in our class.
- 之一。Běi jīng shì shì jiè shàng zuì gǔ lǎo de chéng shì zhī yī.Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world.
- 之一。Zhè běn shū shì jīn nián zuì shòu huān yíng de zhī yī.This book is one of the most popular this year.
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