zhī hū zhě yě

之乎者也 (zhī hū zhě yě) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)
  2. 2fig. archaic expressions

Characters in 之乎者也

之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])乎hū · (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in者zhě · (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...也yě · also; too; as well; (not ...) either

Related words

也also; too; as well; (not ...) either也surname Ye也许perhaps; maybe之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])之前before或者or者(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...之后after; behind之间(after a noun) between; among; amid似乎it seems; seemingly; as if之一one of (sth)几乎almost; nearly; practically

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