幾個
See also: 几个
Chinese
how much; how many; several; a few; almost | (a measure word); individual | ||
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trad. (幾個) | 幾 | 個 | |
simp. (几个) | 几 | 个 |
Pronunciation
Determiner
幾個
- a few; several; some; a handful
- 大字不識幾個 / 大字不识几个 ― dàzì bùshí jǐge ― able to recognize only a handful of Chinese characters; illiterate
- 你可不可以推薦幾個比較好的學校? [MSC, trad.]
- Nǐ kě bù kěyǐ tuījiàn jǐge bǐjiào hǎo de xuéxiào? [Pinyin]
- Could you recommend a few good schools?
你可不可以推荐几个比较好的学校? [MSC, simp.]
See also
- 一些 (yīxiē)
- 若干 (ruògān)
Adverb
幾個
- how many
- 寶寶幾個月會爬? / 宝宝几个月会爬? ― Bǎobǎo jǐge yuè huì pá? ― At how many months can a baby crawl?
Usage notes
- Strictly speaking, 幾個/几个 (jǐgè) should only be used with nouns that take 個/个 (gè) as a primary classifier.
- 幾個/几个 (jǐgè) is only used when the answer to "how many?" is expected to be under ten. For amounts that are expected to exceed ten, 多少 (duōshao) is used instead.