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幾乎不

简几乎不 · 繁幾乎不

Mandarin · pinyin jī hū bù

hardly
seems not

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幾: jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
乎: hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
几: jǐ · small table

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1–1–4 · ji1 hu1 bu4

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