Some in Chinese: 一些 (yī xiē)

yī xiē

some

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Definitions

  1. 1some
  2. 2a few
  3. 3a little
  4. 4(following an adjective) slightly ...er

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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/ i/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄝ

xiē

/ x/ i/ ê/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我想买一些水果。

    wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì xiē shuǐ guǒ。

    I want to buy some fruit.

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