幾個

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See also: 几个

Chinese

how much; how many; several
how much; how many; several; a few; almost
 
(a measure word); individual
trad. (幾個)
simp. (几个)

Pronunciation


Determiner

幾個

  1. a few; several; some; a handful
    大字不識幾個大字不识几个  ―  dàzì bùshí jǐge  ―  able to recognize only a handful of Chinese characters; illiterate
    糾結幾個 [MSC, trad.]
    纠结几个 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ jiūjié le hǎo jǐge yuè.
    I struggled for months.
    可以推薦幾個比較學校 [MSC, trad.]
    可以推荐几个比较学校 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ kě bù kěyǐ tuījiàn jǐge bǐjiào hǎo de xuéxiào?
    Could you recommend a few good schools?
    沒有開會之前請教幾個問題 [MSC, trad.]
    没有开会之前请教几个问题 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài méiyǒu kāihuì zhīqián, wǒ xiǎng qǐngjiào jǐge wèntí.
    I would like to ask a few questions before the meeting begins.

Descendants

  • Wutunhua: -jhege

See also

Adverb

幾個

  1. how many
    寶寶幾個 [MSC, trad.]
    宝宝几个 [MSC, simp.]
    Bǎobǎo jǐge yuè huì pá?
    At how many months can a baby crawl?

Usage notes

  • Strictly speaking, 幾個几个 (jǐgè) should only be used with nouns that take () as a primary classifier.
  • 幾個几个 (jǐgè) is only used when the answer to "how many?" is expected to be under ten. For amounts that are expected to exceed ten, 多少 (duōshao) is used instead.