之一

zhīyī

phrase HSK 4 #1,035

Meanings

长城是世界奇迹之一。

Chángchéng shì shìjiè qíjì zhīyī.

The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world.

他是我最好的朋友之一。

Tā shì wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou zhīyī.

He is one of my best friends.

中文是世界上最难学的语言之一。

Zhōngwén shì shìjiè shàng zuì nán xué de yǔyán zhīyī.

Chinese is one of the hardest languages in the world to learn.

grammar

之一 is placed after the noun phrase: X是...之一. Note that 之 is a classical particle meaning 'of,' making this phrase more literary.

之 zhī

一 yī