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几

幾
jǐ
pronoun HSK 1 #185

Meanings

  1. 1 how many
  2. 2 several; a few

Examples

你有几个孩子？
Nǐ yǒu jǐ gè háizi?
How many children do you have?
现在几点？
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
我等了几分钟。
Wǒ děng le jǐ fēnzhōng.
I waited for a few minutes.

Tips

grammar
几 as a question word expects a small number answer (usually under 10). For larger numbers, use 多少 (duōshao): 几个人？(How many people? — expecting few) vs. 多少人？(How many people? — could be any number).

Stroke Order

几 jǐ