Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
之
zhīI 代
- 他考上了重点(點)大学(學),朋友们(們)为(為)之高兴(興)。 Tā kǎoshàngle zhòngdiǎn dàxué,péngyoumen wèi zhī gāoxìng. When he got into a top university, his friends were very happy for him.
II 助
1
(=的) 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng self-awareness
- 爱(愛)国(國)之心 àiguó zhī xīn patriotic feeling
- 父母之爱(愛) fùmǔ zhī ài parental love
2 (用在主谓结构之间)
- 世界之大,无(無)奇不有。 Shìjiè zhī dà,wú qí bù yǒu. There is nothing too strange in this vast world.