些

Classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several in Chinese: 些 (xiē)

xiē

classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

Stroke order

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些

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄝ

xiē

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这些是笔。

    zhè xiē shì bǐ。

    These are pens.

  • 这些是人。

    zhè xiē shì rén。

    These are people.

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Related words

哪些

nǎ xiē

which ones?

那些

nà xiē

those

一些

yī xiē

some

有些

yǒu xiē

some

这些

zhè xiē

these

有一些

yǒu yī xiē

somewhat

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