几

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Pronunciation : jǐ

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Meaning :
  1. how many. (pro)
  2. a few; several; some. (pro)
Radical : 几
Strokes : 2
Traditional : 幾
Usage : 43.1%
Also as : jī
Sentences:
1. What’s the time?
jǐ diǎn le ?
几 点 了 ？

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几 : how many
点 : time
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
2. How many customers came yesterday?
zuó tiān lái le jǐ wèi kè rén ?
昨 天 来 了 几 位 客 人 ？

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昨天 : yesterday
来 : come
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
几 : how many
位 : measure word
客人 : customer
3. I bought several books yesterday.
wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le hǎo jǐ běn shū 。
我 昨 天 买 了 好 几 本 书 。

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我 : I
昨天 : yesterday
买 : buy
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
好 : (used before indefinite numbers) quite a few
几 : several
本 : measure word
书 : book
4. I lost several pounds last month.
wǒ shàng gè yuè shòu le hǎo jǐ páng 。
我 上 个 月 瘦 了 好 几 磅 。

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我 : I
上个月 : last month
瘦 : thin, lose weight
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
好 : (used before indefinite numbers) quite a few
几 : several
磅 : pound
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September 15th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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