几乎

幾乎

jīhū

adverb HSK 4 #1,064

Meanings

1 almost; nearly
2 practically; virtually

Characters

almost; how many

particle (literary)

Examples

他几乎每天都去跑步。

Tā jīhū měitiān dōu qù pǎobù.

He goes running almost every day.

这件事几乎不可能完成。

Zhè jiàn shì jīhū bù kěnéng wánchéng.

This task is almost impossible to complete.

全班几乎都通过了考试。

Quán bān jīhū dōu tōngguò le kǎoshì.

Almost the entire class passed the exam.

Tips

grammar

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