之一is one of those grammar that really gives your Chinese some polish. Using withconfidence makes your Chinese sound great! Learn how to use it properly in thisarticle.

Structure

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

Adjective+ Noun + 之一

Animportant note to keep in mind is that 之一 can only follow anoun.

Examples

Tāshì wǒ de hǎo pénɡyou zhī yī 。

她是我的好朋友之一。

Sheis one of my best friends.

Duìwǒ lái shuō，niǔyuēshì shìjiè shànɡ zuì hǎo de chénɡshì zhī yī .

对我来说，纽约是世界上最好的城市之一。

Accordingto me, New York is the one of the best cities in the world.

Tājuédé bǎishìkělè shì zuì hǎo hē de qìshuǐ zhī yī 。

他觉得百事可乐是最好喝的汽水之一。

Hethinks Pepsi is one of the best tasting sodas.

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