# 之 (zhī): structural particle: of or 's in w… | HSK 4 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-4-1938
HSK levels: 4
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:40:52.611Z
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Learn 之 (zhī), HSK 4: structural particle: of or 's in written Chinese; in fractions A分之B = B/A; in …之一 = one of …. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its…

# 之

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zhī

structural particle: of or 's in written Chinese; in fractions A分之B = B/A; in …之一 = one of …

HSK 4

## Pronunciation

zhī

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## Example sentence

三分之一的人迟到了。

sān fēn zhī yī de rén chídào le.

One third of the people were late.

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