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Meaning of 几

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几 (Trad.: 幾)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1
Total strokes: 2; Radical: 几
Pictographic:A small table; compare 丌
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Similar Characters: 凡
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1
Pinyin: jǐ
English Definition:how much; how many; several; a few
Chinese Definition:
①对别人称本身:自己。知己。反求诸己。推己及人。己所不欲,勿施于人。
②天干的第六位,用作顺序第六的代称。
③询问数量多少(估计不太大)的疑问词:几个人?几何(a。多少,如“人生几几?”b。研究点线面体的性质、关系和计算方法的学科,如“平面几几”)。
④表示不定的数目:几本书。几百人。

Example Words:
好几HSK 1 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few
几何 jǐ hé geometry; (literary) how much
几经 jǐ jīng to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)
无几HSK 4 wú jǐ very little; hardly any
几分HSK 3 jǐ fēn somewhat; a bit
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2
Pinyin: jī
English Definition:almost; small table
Chinese Definition:
①小或矮的桌子:茶几儿。
②将近,差一点:几乎。几至。
③苗头:知几其神乎。

Example Words:
几乎HSK 3 jī hū almost; nearly; practically
茶几HSK 1 chá jī small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
庶几 shù jī similar; almost; if only; maybe
窗明几净 chuāng míng jī jìng lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean
几案 jī àn table; long table
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Example Sentences
1
现在几点钟
?
What time is it now?
2
我们几点下班
?
What time do we get off work?
3
我会写几个字
。
I can write a few characters.
4
今天是星期几
?
What day is it today?
5
过几天再来吧
。
Come back in a few days.