若干

ruògān

number HSK 7-9 #16,266

Meanings

1 a certain number of
2 several
3 some

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

会议讨论了若干重要问题。

Huìyì tǎolùn le ruògān zhòngyào wèntí.

The meeting discussed several important issues.

HSK 4

请提供若干相关资料。

Qǐng tígōng ruògān xiāngguān zīliào.

Please provide some relevant materials.

Tips

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若干 is formal/written Chinese. In everyday speech, people say 几个 or 一些 instead. You'll encounter 若干 in official documents, academic writing, and news reports.

Stroke Order

若 ruò

干 gān