若干

ruògān

number HSK 7-9 #16,266

Meanings

1 a certain number of
2 several
3 some

Characters

how many (classical)

Examples

会议讨论了若干重要问题。

Huìyì tǎolùn le ruògān zhòngyào wèntí.

The meeting discussed several important issues.

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 (jǐ gè) or 一些 (yīxiē) instead. You'll encounter 若干 in official documents, academic writing, and news reports.

Stroke Order

若 ruò

干 gān