Expressing "one of" with "zhiyi"

Structure

In order to express "one of the..." in Chinese, "之一" (zhī yī) can be used at the end of the sentence.

Adjective + Noun + 之一

An important note to keep in mind is that 之一 can only follow a noun.

Examples

• 她 是 我 的 好 朋友 之 一 。
• 对 我 来 说，纽约 是 世界 上 最 好 的 城市 之 一 。
• 他 觉得 百事可乐 是 最 好 喝 的 汽水 之 一 。

See also

• "Within (it/them)" as "qizhong"
• "Among" as "dangzhong"

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 259) →buy
• Integrated Chinese: Level 2 (1st ed) (pp. 227) AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK NEEDED