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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.

Origin

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape pairs 止, a foot, with 一, a beginning place, and means to go.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Grammar

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