之乎者也 zhī hū zhě yě

classical particles; old-style wording

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. 之zhī, 乎hū, 者zhě and 也yě (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions

Characters

Character Meaning
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
乎 hū HSK 3
than; at; (classical particle similar to 于yú) in
者 zhě HSK 3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
也 yě HSK 2
also; too; surname Ye