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幾

简 几 · 繁 幾
Mandarin · pinyin jī#

Meanings · jī

  1. (literary) almost
Mandarin · pinyin jǐ#

Meanings · jǐ

  1. how many; how much
  2. several; a few
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幾
jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
几
jǐ · small table
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1 · ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei1 · gei2

Cantonese word readings for 幾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. how much; how many
  2. (of number, time, date) what; which
  3. a few; some; several
  4. (of numeral amounts) some; something; odd
  5. (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Pinghua) how; how much
  6. (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Pinghua, Xiang) how; so; such
  7. (Cantonese) quite; rather; really; pretty

character

  1. (obsolete) fine; slight; minute
  2. (obsolete) dangerous
  3. (obsolete) alternative form of 機 /机 (jī, “governmental affairs”)
  4. (obsolete) symptom of a trend; omen
  5. almost; nearly

character

  1. (obsolete) to be near; to reach; to attain; to achieve

character

  1. (obsolete) alternative form of 冀 (jì, “to hope; to look forward to”)
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of 紀 /纪 (“age; year”)

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