0 Old HSK word(s):
之乎者也* *

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之 marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase / it, him her, them / go to
乎 interrogative or exclamatory final particle
者 that which / he who / those who
也 also / classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
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Archaismus (im Ausdruck) (S)gestelzte oder überholte Ausdrucksweise (S)pedantische Ausdrücke (S) [zhi1 hu1 zhe3 ye3] 之乎者也