之一

zhīyī

phrase HSK 4 #1,035

Meanings

HSK 1

他是我最好的朋友之一。

Tā shì wǒ zuìhǎo de péngyou zhīyī.

He is one of my best friends.

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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