之 zhī

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

(after a noun) between; among; amid

before; prior to; ago

one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)

in a word; in short; in brief

(indicating a fraction)

inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth)

outside; excluding

under; beneath; less than

inside; within

and so on; and such

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

(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P

apart from this; in addition to this

top priority job; matter of vital importance

unhealthy tendency

(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place

fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)

in short; in a word; in brief

by comparison

(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected