Example Chinese sentences for "之"

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Words

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

Old HSK4

Sentences

朋友之间

péng you zhī jiān

Between friends

你之前说得对

nǐ zhī qián shuō děi duì

You were right before

上课之前，我需要用电脑。

shàng kè zhī qián， wǒ xū yào yòng diàn nǎo。

Before class, I need to use the computer.

我之前吃过晚餐了。

wǒ zhī qián chī guo wǎn cān le。

I had dinner before.

我之前去过那个城市。

wǒ zhī qián qù guò nuó gè chéng shì。

I have been to that city before.

我之前去过中国。

wǒ zhī qián qù guo Zhōng guó。

I have been to China before.

我之前吃了早饭。

wǒ zhī qián chī le zǎo fàn。

I had breakfast before.

我之前去过一次美国

wǒ zhī qián qù guo yī cì Měi guó

I've been to America once before

你之前见过他吗？

nǐ zhī qián jiàn guo tā ma？

Have you met him before?

吃饭之前，洗手。

chī fàn zhī qián xǐ shǒu

Wash your hands before eating.

工作之前，喝咖啡。

gōng zuò zhī qián hē kā fēi

I drink coffee before work.

New HSK4

桌子和电视之间有什么

zhuō zi hé diàn shì zhī jiān yǒu shén me

What's between the table and the TV

中国和日本之间

Zhōng guó hé Rì běn zhī jiān

Between China and Japan

猫咪和狗狗之间

māo mī hé gǒu zhī jiān

Between cats and dogs

我开始之前，我先要吃饭。

wǒ kāi shǐ zhī qián， wǒ xiān yào chī fàn。

Before I start, I have to eat.

我开始之前，我先要吃饭。

wǒ kāi shǐ zhī qián， wǒ xiān yào chī fàn。

Before I start, I have to eat.

我开始之前，我要打开电脑。

wǒ kāi shǐ zhī qián， wǒ yào dǎ kāi diàn nǎo。

Before I start, I'm going to turn on the computer.

这两个城市之间有一条长长的河流。

zhè liǎng gè chéng shì zhī jiān yǒu yī tiáo cháng cháng de hé liú。

There is a long river between these two cities.

明天上午我先去超市，之后再去银行

míng tiān shàng wǔ wǒ xiān qù chāo shì， zhī hòu zài qù yín háng

Tomorrow morning I will go to the supermarket first and then to the bank

我们可以坐火车在这两个城市之间旅行

wǒ men kě yǐ zuò huǒ chē zài zhè liǎng gè chéng shì zhī jiān lǚ xíng

We can travel between these two cities by train

Stories · 4 mention "之"

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Daily lifeHSK 3

The watchmaker

钟表匠

...he asked me what time it was, but I didn't have a watch...

...他问我现在几点了，但是我没有手表...

4 min · 🔒 Pro audio

Daily lifeHSK 2

The market on Sunday

星期天的市场

...the morning market opens at five o'clock and is busy until noon...

...早上的市场五点就开了，到中午都很热闹...

3 min · 🔒 Pro audio

FamilyHSK 2

Beginnings

开始

...the moment we begin to remember, our parents are already old...

...我们开始记事的时候，父母已经老了...

3 min · 🔒 Pro audio

Daily lifeHSK 3

A small matter

一件小事

...it was a small matter, but it changed how I saw the city...

...这是一件小事，但是它改变了我对这个城市的看法...

5 min · 🔒 Pro audio