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几十

幾十
jǐshí
number #7,775

Meanings

  1. 1 tens of; several dozen; dozens

Characters

几
jǐ
how many; several
十
shí
ten
Several + ten - an indefinite number in the tens range (roughly 20-90).

Examples

HSK 2
几十个人在排队。
Jǐshí gè rén zài páiduì.
Dozens of people are standing in line.
HSK 2
他在这家公司工作了几十年。
Tā zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò le jǐshí nián.
He has worked at this company for decades.
HSK 2
这本书只要几十块钱。
Zhè běn shū zhǐyào jǐshí kuài qián.
This book only costs a few dozen yuan.

Tips

grammar
几 + a round number creates an approximate quantity: 几十 (tens), 几百 (hundreds), 几千 (thousands), 几万 (tens of thousands). The pattern works with any power of ten.

Stroke Order

几 jǐ
十 shí