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Meaning of 几

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(Trad.: 幾)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1
Total strokes: 2; Radical:
Pictographic:A small table; compare
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1
Pinyin:
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 several; quite a few
几何 geometry; (literary) how much
几经 jīng to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)
无几HSK 4 very little; hardly any
几分HSK 3 fēn somewhat; a bit
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2
Pinyin:
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 almost; nearly; practically
茶几HSK 1 chá small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
庶几 shù similar; almost; if only; maybe
窗明几净 chuāng míng jìng lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean
几案 àn table; long table
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Example Sentences
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What time is it now?
2
What time do we get off work?
3
I can write a few characters.
4
What day is it today?
5
Come back in a few days.