… 之一 (one of)
Great, but not the only one
- … one of (sth)之一 = "one of (the) …".
- he / him他to be / is是best最好(of / 's)的student学生one of (sth)之一 = "he's one of the best students."
- one of (sth)之一 attaches to the end of a noun phrase.
(Noun Phrase) + one of (sth)之一
- one of (sth)之一 marks the noun as one member of a set.
this这is是most最important重要的reason原因one of之一。
- most最important重要(of / 's)的cause原因one of (sth)之一 = "one of the most important reasons."
Practice
One of the most important reasons: 最重要的原因 ____。
Noun Phrase + 之一 = one of: 最重要的原因之一.
Practice
之一 attaches to the END of a noun phrase.
Yes: 最好的学生之一.
Implies there are others
- one of (sth)之一 quietly says the set has more than one member.
Explore
Correct or broken?
…之一 tags one member of a famous set — the set comes first, 之一 closes.
Practice
什么 does 之一 imply about the set?
之一 = “one of several”.
Recap
Key idea
- (Noun Phrase) + one of (sth)之一 — "one of (the) …"
- best最好(of / 's)的student学生one of (sth)之一 · most最important重要(of / 's)的cause原因one of (sth)之一
- Implies the set has several members
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Noun phrases.