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)
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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