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Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"
之一 (zhīyī) is a simple phrase which means "one of." Although it uses the somewhat archaic word 之 (zhī), it's quite common in spoken Chinese, and is even commonly used in jokes.
- Keywords
- 之一 · 之 · 一 · 最 · one of
- Used for
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- Classification
- HSK4
Examples (9)
她是我最好的朋友……之一。
Frozen是我最喜欢的迪斯尼电影之一。
纽约是世界上最国际化的城市之一。
他是这个公司的创始人之一。
成龙是最有名的中国明星之一。
我想离开北京的原因之一是空气污染。
中秋节是中国重要的传统节日之一。
你是我最喜欢的老师……之一。
中国是我最爱的地方……之一。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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