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* <em>几乎</em> 没有 人 相信 他 说的话  。<span class="pinyin"> <em>jīhū</em> méiyǒu rén xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà .</span><span class="trans">Almost nobody believes what he said.</span>
 
* 他 的 头发<em>几乎</em> 全 白了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de tóufǎ <em>jīhū</em> quán báile.</span><span class="trans">His hair is almost all white.</span>
 
* 他 的 头发<em>几乎</em> 全 白了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de tóufǎ <em>jīhū</em> quán báile.</span><span class="trans">His hair is almost all white.</span>
 
* 我 室友 <em>几乎</em> 每晚 都 要 去 酒吧。<span class="pinyin"> Wǒ shìyǒu <em>jīhū</em> měiwǎn dōu yào qù jiǔbā .</span><span class="trans"> My roommates go to the bar almost every night .</span>
 
* 我 室友 <em>几乎</em> 每晚 都 要 去 酒吧。<span class="pinyin"> Wǒ shìyǒu <em>jīhū</em> měiwǎn dōu yào qù jiǔbā .</span><span class="trans"> My roommates go to the bar almost every night .</span>
 
* 创业 的 失败 让 他<em>几乎</em> 失去 了 所有 的 家产。<span class="pinyin">  Chuàngyè de shībài ràng tā  <em>jīhū</em> shīqù le suǒyǒu de jiāchǎn.</span><span class="trans">  He lost almost all of his property because of his fail in starting his own business.</span>
 
* 创业 的 失败 让 他<em>几乎</em> 失去 了 所有 的 家产。<span class="pinyin">  Chuàngyè de shībài ràng tā  <em>jīhū</em> shīqù le suǒyǒu de jiāchǎn.</span><span class="trans">  He lost almost all of his property because of his fail in starting his own business.</span>
 
* 这 个 运动员 的 表现 <em>几乎</em> 完美,但是 分数 很 低。<span class="pinyin">Zhè ge yùndòngyuán de biǎoxiàn <em>jīhū</em> wánměi, dànshì fēnshù hěn dī.</span><span class="trans">The athlete's performance was almost perfect, but his rank was still low.</span>
 
* 这 个 运动员 的 表现 <em>几乎</em> 完美,但是 分数 很 低。<span class="pinyin">Zhè ge yùndòngyuán de biǎoxiàn <em>jīhū</em> wánměi, dànshì fēnshù hěn dī.</span><span class="trans">The athlete's performance was almost perfect, but his rank was still low.</span>
* 为了 给 妈妈 买 生日 礼物,我 <em>几乎</em> 花了 所有的 零花钱 。<span class="pinyin"> wèile gěi māma mǎi shēngrìlǐwù,wǒ <em>jīhū</em>  huā le suǒyǒu de línghuāqián. </span><span class="trans">I almost spent all o my pocket money in order to get my mom a birthday gift.</span>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:34, 14 September 2015

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

  • 几乎 没有 人 相信 他 说的话 。 jīhū méiyǒu rén xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà .Almost nobody believes what he said.
  • 他 的 头发几乎 全 白了 。Tā de tóufǎ jīhū quán báile.His hair is almost all white.
  • 我 室友 几乎 每晚 都 要 去 酒吧。 Wǒ shìyǒu jīhū měiwǎn dōu yào qù jiǔbā . My roommates go to the bar almost every night .
  • 创业 的 失败 让 他几乎 失去 了 所有 的 家产。 Chuàngyè de shībài ràng tā jīhū shīqù le suǒyǒu de jiāchǎn. He lost almost all of his property because of his fail in starting his own business.
  • 这 个 运动员 的 表现 几乎 完美,但是 分数 很 低。Zhè ge yùndòngyuán de biǎoxiàn jīhū wánměi, dànshì fēnshù hěn dī.The athlete's performance was almost perfect, but his rank was still low.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books