Difference between revisions of "Expressing "nearly" with "jihu""

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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Expressing "almost" using "chadian"]]
 
*[[Expressing "almost" using "chadian"]]
* [[Similar|Approximations with "chabuduo"]]
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* [[Approximations with "chabuduo"]]
  
 
== Sources and further  reading ==
 
== Sources and further  reading ==

Revision as of 02:11, 20 February 2013

几乎 means 'nearly', 'almost' or 'practically', and is used to emphasize that someone or something 'almost' meets a certain standard or is close to doing something.

Structure

Subject + 几乎 + Adjective/Verb/[Verb phrase]

Examples

  • 这 个 运动员 的 表现 几乎 完美,但是 分数 很 低。
  • 他的头发几乎白了 。
  • 你 看 她 几乎 要 哭 了,别 问 了。
  • 如果 你 不 提醒 我,我 几乎 忘 了。
  • 几乎有一百辆车。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books