几个
jǐ ge
Pinyin

Definition

几个
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jǐ ge
  1. a few
  2. several
  3. how many

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

个
gè
  1. 1 individual
  2. 2 this
  3. 3 that
  4. 4 size
  5. 5 classifier for people or objects in general
几
jī
  1. 1 almost
这个
zhè ge
  1. 1 this
  2. 2 this one
个人
gè rén
  1. 1 individual
  2. 2 personal
  3. 3 oneself
个个
gè gè
  1. 1 each one individually
  2. 2 each and every
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
十几
shí jǐ
  1. 1 more than ten
  2. 2 a dozen or more
好几
hǎo jǐ
  1. 1 several
  2. 2 quite a few
几乎
jī hū
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 practically
整个
zhěng gè
  1. 1 whole
  2. 2 entire
  3. 3 total
那个
nà ge
  1. 1 that one
  2. 2 that thing
  3. 3 that (as opposed to this)
  4. 4 (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis)
  5. 5 (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word)
  6. 6 (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc)
  7. 7 (euph.) menstruation
  8. 8 sex
  9. 9 also pr. [nèi ge]
一个个
yī gè gè
  1. 1 each and every one
一个劲
yī gè jìn
  1. 1 continuously
  2. 2 persistently
  3. 3 incessantly
一个半
yī ge bàn
  1. 1 one and a half
一个样
yī ge yàng
  1. 1 same as 一樣|一样[yī yàng]
  2. 2 the same
今儿个
jīn r5 ge
  1. 1 (coll.) today
个中
gè zhōng
  1. 1 therein
  2. 2 in this
个人主义
gè rén zhǔ yì
  1. 1 individualism
个人赛
gè rén sài
  1. 1 individual competition
  2. 2 individual race
个位
gè wèi
  1. 1 the units place (or column) in the decimal system

Idioms (17)

一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
  1. 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
  2. 2 easy as pie
  3. 3 one can do it at once
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
寥寥无几
liáo liáo wú jǐ
  1. 1 just a very few (idiom); tiny number
  2. 2 not many at all
  3. 3 You count them on your fingers.
几次三番
jǐ cì sān fān
  1. 1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
  2. 2 over and over again
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
  1. 1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
  1. 1 lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn
  1. 1 past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)
  2. 2 this is your last chance

Sample Sentences

现在很多学生，上课的时候不是在打盹儿，就是在和哥们儿聊天儿，没几个好好儿听课、把老师当回事儿的。老师们看了，很不是滋味儿。
xiànzài hěnduō xuésheng ，shàngkè de shíhou búshi zài dǎdǔnr5 ，jiùshì zài hé gēmenr liáotiānr5 ，méi jǐge hǎohāor tīngkè 、bǎ lǎoshī dāng huí shìr5 de 。lǎoshī men kàn le ，hěn búshi zīwèier 。
Nowadays many students either take naps in class, or chat with their friends. Few of them would listen to the class carefully and take the teacher seriously. The teachers saw and felt sad about it.
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这还只是九牛一毛呢，一早几个大学生就七手八脚地给我搬来不少东西。
zhè hái zhǐshì jiǔniúyīmáo ne ，yīzǎo jǐge dàxuéshēng jiù qīshǒubājiǎo de gěi wǒ bān lái bùshǎo dōngxi 。
This is just a drop in the ocean! This morning a group of university students brought me a lot of things.
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这几个城市都是港口城市？
zhè jǐge chéngshì dōu shì gǎngkǒuchéngshì ？
These are coastal cities, aren’t they?
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这不是我最爱的汝窑瓷吗？汝窑瓷的颜色如美玉一般，安静、典雅，家里有几个仿宋朝汝窑瓷的茶杯，我家人都爱不释手呢！
zhè búshi wǒ zuì ài de rǔyáo cí ma ？rǔyáo cí de yánsè rú měiyù yībān ，ānjìng 、diǎnyǎ ，jiālǐ yǒu jǐge fǎng Sòngcháo rǔyáo cí de chábēi ，wǒ jiārén dōu àibùshìshǒu ne ！
Isn't this my favourite, Ru Ware pottery? The colors of Ru Ware pottery are similar to jade, quiet, elegant. I've got a few faux Song Dynasty Ru Ware teacups, and my family really love them!
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过去几个共享经济成功的例子，像优步、Airbnb最后还不是衍生一堆问题。没有公德心，怎么共享？我看根本是共业！
guòqù jǐ ge gòngxiǎng jīngjì chénggōng de lìzi ，xiàng yōubù 、Airbnb zuìhòu háibùshì yǎnshēng yīduī wèntí 。méiyǒu gōngdéxīn ，zěnme gòngxiǎng ？wǒ kàn gēnběn shì gòngyè ！
Past successful examples of sharing economy initiatives, like Uber and AirBnB, also led to a load of problems in the end too. If you don't have a common sense of decency, then how can you share? In my eyes it's basically collective karma!
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这我帮不了你，我看你就学会享受吧！他们这么做还不是因为看你家孩子可爱，多几个亲戚给你关心照顾，不好吗？
zhè wǒ bāngbuliǎo nǐ ，wǒ kàn nǐ jiù xuéhuì xiǎngshòu ba ！tāmen zhème zuò hái bù shì yīnwèi kàn nǐ jiā háizi kě ài ，duō jǐ ge qīnqi gěi nǐ guānxīn zhàogu ，bù hǎo ma ？
I can't help you with that. I think you should just learn to enjoy it! They're doing it because they think your child is cute, so there are more relatives there to look after you. Isn't that good?
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你家有几个人？
nǐ jiā yǒu jǐge rén ？
How many people do you have in your family?
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好的！它只是在几个街区外。走到街道尽头左拐，星巴克就在右边。
hǎo de ！tā zhǐshì zài jǐge jiēqū wài 。zǒu dào jiēdào jìntóu zuóguǎi ，Xīngbākè jiù zài yòubian 。
Sure! It's just a few blocks away. Go to the end of the street and turn left. It is on the right.
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好啊，一共几个人啊？咱们喝酒吗？
hǎo a ，yīgòng jǐgè rén a ？zánmen hējiǔ ma ？
Sure. How many people will there be? Will we be drinking?
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有饼干？太好了！几个？我有点儿饿。
yǒu bǐnggān ？tài hǎole ！jǐ ge ？wǒ yǒudiǎnr è 。
There's a biscuit? Great! How many? I'm a little hungry.
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