zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
him
her
it
zhī hòu
afterwards
following
later
after
zhī qián
before
prior to
ago
previously
beforehand
zhī yī
one of (sth)
one out of a multitude
one (third, quarter, percent etc)
zhī zhōng
inside
among
in the midst of (doing sth)
during
dāng wù zhī jí
top priority job
matter of vital importance
yī xí zhī dì
(acknowledged) place
a role to play
niche
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
over time
as time passes
in the fullness of time
fǎn zhī
on the other hand...
conversely...
chí zhī yǐ héng
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
jiā zhī
moreover
in addition to that
zǒng zhī
in a word
in short
in brief
zǒng ér yán zhī
in short
in a word
in brief
qǔ ér dài zhī
to substitute for sb
to remove and replace
bì yóu zhī lù
the road one must follow or take
the only way
bǎi fēn zhī bǎi
a hundred percent
out and out
absolutely
dāng zhī wú kuì
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
zhì zhī bù lǐ
to pay no heed to (idiom)
to ignore
to brush aside
rán méi zhī jí
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
extreme emergency
Wáng Xī zhī
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
jǔ shǒu zhī láo
lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
fig. a very slight effort
qū zhī ruò wù
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
hòu gù zhī yōu
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
worries about the future consequences
often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
hòu qǐ zhī xiù
an up-and coming youngster
new talent
a brilliant younger generation
chī zhī yǐ bí
to snort disdainfully
to scoff at
to turn up one's nose
yī jì zhī cháng
proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
skill in a specialized area (idiom)
nán yán zhī yǐn
a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
sth too embarrassing to mention
an embarrassing illness
qián chē zhī jiàn
to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
bù sù zhī kè
uninvited or unexpected guest
shī zhī jiāo bì
to miss narrowly
to let a great opportunity slip
chēng zhī wéi
to call it...
known as...
tiān rǎng zhī bié
lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
fig. night and day difference
opposite extremes
a world of difference
a far cry from
táng ér huáng zhī
overt
to make no secret (of one's presence)
grandiose
with great scope
Guān Zhī lín
Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress
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