Chinese word dictionary

之际

zhījì · during; at the time of

Practice word

Word information

Simplified之际

Traditional之際

Pinyinzhījì

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

际jì

border, boundary, juncture

How to learn 之际

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

国际guójì

international

实际shíjì

reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual

实际上shíjìshàng

in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice

之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it

之后zhīhòu

after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then