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之乎者也

zhīhūzhěyě

four common characters of classical Chinese (idiom); fig. semi-incomprehensible talk / double Dutch / all Greek to me

Character Breakdown

之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
乎
hū
interrogative or exclamatory final particle
HSK 3
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
也
yě
also, too
HSK 2

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
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