"Almost" in Chinese — 几乎 (jī hū)

几

乎

jī hū

almost

HSK 3Traditional: 幾乎2 example sentences

Definitions

1almost; nearly; practically

Stroke order

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几

乎

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄏㄨ

hū

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

几乎

Simplified

幾乎

Traditional

Example sentences

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他几乎不来。
tā jī hū bù lái。
He seldom, if ever, comes.
他几乎淹死。
tā jī hū yān sǐ。
He almost drowned.

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Related words

几

jǐ

how much

似乎

sì hū

it seems

在乎

zài hu

to care about

合乎

hé hū

to accord with

几率

jī lǜ

probability

不在乎

bù zài hu

not to care

不亦乐乎

bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

寥寥无几

liáo liáo wú jǐ

just a very few (idiom)

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Almost in Chinese: 几乎 (jī hū)