之

（代替人或事物， 限于做宾语）:

• 怒目而视之

  stare at it or him;

• 取而代之

  replace someone; take it over;

• 将如之何?

  What is to be done?

• 无不为之高兴。

  Everybody feels excited about it.

（虚用， 无所指）:

• 久而久之

  with the lapse of time; as time passes;

• 总而言之

  in short; in a word; in brief; make a long story short;

• 手之舞之， 足之蹈之

  dance with joy

（这; 那） this:

• 之人也

  this type of man

（用在定语和中心词之间， 表示领属关系或一般的修饰关系）:

• 赤子之心

  the pure heart of a newborn babe;

• 汝之过也

  your fault;

• 普天之下

  all under heaven; all over the world;

• 光荣之家

  the honoured family;

• 钟鼓之声

  the sound of drums and bells;

• 以我之长， 攻敌之短

  utilize our strong points to attack the enemy at his weak points

（用在主谓结构之间， 取消它的独立性， 使变成偏正结构）:

• 世界之大， 无奇不有。

  The world is so big that nothing is to be surprised at.

• 战斗之烈， 实难预料。

  It is unthinkable that the fight is terribly fierce.

• 皮之不存， 毛将焉附?

  With the skin gone, to what can the hair attach itself?

(往) go; leave:

• 由(北)京之沪

  leave Beijing for Shanghai;

• 不知所之。

  Don't know where he went.

• 君将何之?

  Where are you bound for?

（姓氏） a surname:

• 之马宇

  Zhi Mayu