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- <h1>Expressing "one of" with "…zhi yi"</h1>
- <p>之一 (zhīyī) is one of those words that really gives your Chinese some polish. Using it with confidence makes your Chinese sound great! Learn how to use 之一 (zhīyī) properly in this article.</p>
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- <div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
- <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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- <h3>Structure</h3>
- <p>In order to express "one of the..." in Chinese, 之一 (zhī yī) can be used at the end of a noun phrase, which is often modified with 最 (zuì), meaning "the most."</p>
- <div class="deux">Subj. + 是 + [Noun Phrase] + 之一</div>
- <p>or</p>
- <div class="deux">[Noun Phrase] + 之一 + 是 ⋯⋯</div>
- <p>An important note to keep in mind is that 之一 can only follow a noun phrase.</p>
- <h3>Examples</h3>
- <div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 是 我 最 好 的 朋友 之 一 。
- Tā shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyou zhī yī.
- She is one of my best friends.
- Frozen </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">是 我 最喜欢 的 迪斯尼 电影 之 一 。
- Frozen shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de Dísīní diànyǐng zhī yī.
- Frozen is one of my favorite Disney movies. </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">纽约 是 世界 上 最 国际化 的 城市 之 一 。
- Niǔyuē shì shìjiè shàng zuì guójìhuà de chéngshì zhī yī.
- New York is the one of the most international cities in the world. </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 是 这个 公司 的 创始人 之 一 。
- Tā shì zhège gōngsī de chuàngshǐ rén zhī yī.
- He is one of the founders of this company. </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">成龙 是 最 有名 的 动作 明星 之 一 。
- Chéng Lóng shì zuì yǒumíng de dòngzuò míngxīng zhī yī.
- Jackie Cheng is one of the most famous action movie stars. </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">中秋节 是 中国 重要 的 传统 节日 之 一 。
- Zhōngqiūjié shì Zhōngguó zhòngyào de chuántǒng jiérì zhī yī.
- Mid-autumn Day is one of the important traditional festivals in China. </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">全球化 是 21 世纪 最 大 的 特点 之 一 。
- Quánqiúhuà shì èrshí-yī shìjì zuì dà de tèdiǎn zhī yī.
- Globalization is one of the major features of the 21st century. </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 的 服务 主要 特点 之 一 是 个性化 。
- Wǒmen de fúwù zhǔyào tèdiǎn zhī yī shì gèxìnghuà .
- Personalization is one of the main features of our service. </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 想 离开 北京 的 原因 之 一 是 空气 污染 。
- Wǒ xiǎng líkāi Běijīng de yuányīn zhī yī shì kōngqì wūrǎn.
- One of the reasons why I want to leave Beijing is because of air pollution. </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 辞职 的 原因 之 一 是 老板 经常 让 他们 加班 。
- Tā cízhí de yuányīn zhī yī shì lǎobǎn jīngcháng ràng tāmen jiābān.
- One of the reasons why he quit his job is that the boss often asks them to work late.</span><br/></li>
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- <h3>See also</h3>
- <div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">"Within (it/them)" as "qizhong"
- "Among" as "dangzhong"</span><br/></li>
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- <h3>Sources and further reading</h3>
- <h4>Books</h4>
- <div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 259) →buy </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2 (1st ed) (pp. 227) [ →buy] </span></li>
- <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">卓越汉语-公司实战篇 (pp. 52-3) [ →buy]</span><br/></li>
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