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些
xiē
1. some
2. few
3. several
4. measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

些
xiē
little, few; rather, somewhat
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (16)

一些
yīxiē
some
些许
xiēxǔ
a few
前些
qiánxiē
a few (days, years etc) ago
哪些
nǎxiē
which ones?
好些
hǎoxiē
a good deal of
早些
zǎoxiē
a bit earlier
有些
yǒuxiē
some
某些
mǒuxiē
some
这些
zhèxiē
these
那些
nàxiē
those
险些
xiǎnxiē
narrowly
大一些
dàyīxiē
a bit bigger
有一些
yǒuyīxiē
somewhat
有些人
yǒuxiērén
some people
这些个
zhèxiēge
these
多少有些
duōshǎoyǒuxiē
somewhat

Example Sentences (5)

你多吃些水果，多喝水。
Nǐ duō chī xiē shuǐguǒ, duō hē shuǐ.
Eat more fruit and drink more water.
Text 3
是啊，一边喝咖啡一边说了些过去的事。
Shì a, yībiān hē kāfēi yībiān shuō le xiē guòqù de shì.
Yeah, we talked about some things from the past while drinking coffee.
Text 2
我想买些牛奶。
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi xiē niúnǎi.
I want to buy some milk.
Text 2
好的，你去店里买些菜吧。
Hǎo de, nǐ qù diàn lǐ mǎi xiē cài ba.
Okay, go to the store and buy some vegetables.
Text 2
回家后再喝些热水。
Huí jiā hòu zài hē xiē rè shuǐ.
Drink some hot water after you get home.
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
85
Word Frequency Rank
92 of 84,292