幾乎

幾乎

See also: 几乎

Chinese

		how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost	(interrog. part.)
trad. (幾乎)		幾	乎
simp. (几乎)		几	乎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīhū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ fu⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): ki-ho͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīhū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihu
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ fu⁴
    • Yale: gēi fùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ fu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ fu⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ fuː²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-ho͘
    • Tâi-lô: ki-hoo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'hof
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ hɔ³³/

Adverb

幾乎

1. almost; nearly; all but

   這幾年裡張先生的變化太大了，我幾乎沒認出他來。 [MSC, trad.]
   这几年里张先生的变化太大了，我几乎没认出他来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè jǐnián lǐ Zhāng xiānshēng de biànhuà tài dà le, wǒ jīhū méi rènchū tā lái. [Pinyin]

   Mr Zhang has changed so much over the past few years that I almost didn't recognise him.

2. practically