几乎

幾乎
jīhū
adverb HSK 3 #1,064

Meanings

  1. 1 almost; nearly
  2. 2 practically; virtually

Examples

HSK 2
Tā jīhū měitiān dōu qù pǎobù.
He goes running almost every day.
HSK 3
这件事几乎不可能完成。
Zhè jiàn shì jīhū bù kěnéng wánchéng.
This task is almost impossible to complete.
HSK 4
Quán bān jīhū dōu tōngguò le kǎoshì.
Almost the entire class passed the exam.

Tips

mistakes
几 is pronounced jī (1st tone) in 几乎, not jǐ (3rd tone) as in 几个 (how many). This is a common mistake.

Stroke Order

几 jǐ
乎 hū