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Radical 73 · 12 strokes

(after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")

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MEANING

  1. noun

    (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")

    最好的或最极端的例子zuì hǎo de huò zuì jíduān de lìzi

    • This is the best thing in the world.

    + 5 more examples for this meaning
    • In the end, everyone has to learn on their own.

    • Khabarovsk is one of the largest cities in the Russian Far East.

    • You're very competitive and concerned with saving face, but what's the point of all that? It's not what matters most in life.

    • The most effective way to kill time is, of course, chatting, boasting, and shooting the breeze.

    • This person is absolutely disgusting — spitting on the ground wherever he goes.

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The sun shines highest in the sky, as if grasping the topmost position.

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