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几

jǐ

how many; a few

HSK 1 · Topic “Numbers” Question wordsQuantity & degree
how many; a few
Memory picture

Character

几 jǐ

Strokes
2
Radical
几 — small table
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 你家有几口人? Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén? How many people are in your family?
  • 你有几个朋友? Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge péngyou? How many friends do you have?
  • 现在几点了? Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le? What time is it now?
  • 你们班有几个人? Nǐmen bān yǒu jǐ ge rén? How many people are in your class?
  • 你买了几个包子? Nǐ mǎi le jǐ ge bāozi? How many baozi did you buy?
  • 我们还有几本书。 Wǒmen hái yǒu jǐ běn shū. We still have a few books.
  • 你们几号去北京? Nǐmen jǐ hào qù Běijīng? What date are you going to Beijing?
  • 朋友来了几次? Péngyou lái le jǐ cì? How many times did your friend come?
  • 这儿有几杯水。 Zhèr yǒu jǐ bēi shuǐ. There are a few glasses of water here.
  • 你看了几本书? Nǐ kàn le jǐ běn shū? How many books did you read?

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