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几
幾
jǐ
1. how much
2. how many
3. several
4. a few
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 2 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

几
jǐ
small table; how many; a few, some
HSK 1 2 丶

Compound Words (20)

几至
jīzhì
almost
几时
jǐshí
what time?
几案
jīàn
table
几样
jǐyàng
several kinds
几次
jǐcì
several times
茶几
chájī
small side table
几欲
jīyù
almost
几岁
jǐsuì
some years
几率
jīlǚ
probability
几百
jǐbǎi
several hundred
几米
Jīmǐ
Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of [[廖福彬<LiàoFúbīn>]], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer
几经
jǐjīng
many times
几微
jīwēi
tiny
几许
jǐxǔ
(literary) how many
几谏
jījiàn
to admonish (a senior person)
几近
jījìn
to be on the brink of
几点
jǐdiǎn
what time?
几乎
jīhū
almost
HSK 3
十几
shíjǐ
more than ten
几位
jǐwèi
several people (honorific)

Example Sentences (8)

你看看这几件衣服怎么样。
nǐ kàn kan zhè jǐ jiàn yīfu zěn me yàng.
What do you think of these clothes?
Text 4
昨天是几月几号？
Zuó tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?
What date was yesterday?
Text 2
上次我们参加骑马比赛的照片，我选了几张洗出来了。
Shàng cì wǒmen cānjiā qímǎ bǐsài de zhàopiàn, wǒ xuǎn le jǐ zhāng xǐ chūlái le.
I selected a few of the photos from the last horseback riding competition we took part in and had them printed.
Text 2
昨天是几月几号？
Zuó tiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?
What date was yesterday?
Text 2
请问，今天几号？
qǐngwèn, jīntiān jǐ hào?
Excuse me, what date is it today?
Text 1
我们再等她几分钟吧。
Wǒmen zài děng tā jǐ fēnzhōng ba.
Let's wait for her a few more minutes.
Text 3
好吧，离这儿不远有一个中国饭馆，走几分钟就到了。
Hǎo ba, lí zhèr bù yuǎn yǒu yí gè Zhōngguó fànguǎn, zǒu jǐ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
Okay, there's a Chinese restaurant not far from here; it's a few minutes' walk.
Text 4
再多带几件衣服吧。
Zài duō dài jǐ jiàn yīfu ba.
Bring a few more clothes.
Text 4

Alternate Entries

几
jī
small table
HSK 1
几
jī
almost
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
210
Word Frequency Rank
183 of 84,292