almost ⇒ 从这儿到海边几乎有3公里。 Cóng zhèr dào hǎibiān jīhū yǒu sān gōnglǐ. → It is almost three kilometres from here to the coast. ⇒ 他几乎就要成功了。 Tā jīhū jiùyào chénggōng le. → He almost succeeded.
几何
geometry
几时
( 什么时候 ) ⇒ 你几时回来? Nǐ jǐshí huílái? → When will you come back? ⇒ 电脑几时修好？ Diànnǎo jǐshí xiūhǎo? → When will the computer be fixed?
几率
probability
几经
⇒ 几经周折,他终于找到了失散多年的亲人。 Jǐjīng zhōuzhé, tā zhōngyú zhǎodàole shīsàn duōnián de qīnrén. → After much effort, he finally found the relatives he'd lost touch with for many years. ⇒ 几经努力,她终于考上了重点大学。 Jǐjīng nǔlì, tā zhōngyú kǎoshàngle zhòngdiǎn dàxué. → After much hard work, she finally got into a key university.
无几
very little
English translation of '几'
几 (幾)
(jī)
名
small table
⇒ 茶几 (chájī) tea table
⇒ 窗明几净 (chuāng míng jī jìng) bright and clean
副
(书) almost
⇒ 当他到的时候几近3点。 (Dāng tā dào de shíhòu jījìn sān diǎn.) It was almost three o'clock by the time he arrived.
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几(幾) (jǐ)
几 (幾)
(jǐ)
数
(用于疑问句)
⇒ 昨天来了几位客人？ (Zuótiān láile jǐ wèi kèrén?) How many customers came yesterday?
(用于陈述句)
⇒ 几本书 (jǐ běn shū) several books
⇒ 十几本书 (shíjǐ běn shū) more than ten books
⇒ 几十本书 (jǐshí běn shū) several tens of books
⇒ 我在图书馆借了几本书。 (Wǒ zài túshūguǎn jièle jǐ běn shū.) I borrowed several books from the library.