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* 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>
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* 他 的 头发 <em>几乎</em> 都 白 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de tóufǎ <em>jīhū</em> dōu bái le.</span><span class="trans">His hair is almost all white.</span>
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* 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>
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* 我 <em>几乎</em> 忘 了 所有 的 生词。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jīhū</em> wàng le suǒyǒu de shēngcí.</span><span class="trans">I almost forgot almost all those vocabulary. </span>
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* 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>
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* 我 室友 <em>几乎</em> 天天 都 出去 吃。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ shìyǒu <em>jīhū</em> tiāntiān dōu chūqù chī. </span><span class="trans"> My roommates go out and eat almost everyday. </span>
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* 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>
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* 我们 家 人 <em>几乎</em> 都 不 喝酒。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen jiā rén <em>jīhū</em> dōu bù hē jiǔ. </span><span class="trans"> Almost all our family don't drink. </span>
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*  为了 在 上海 买 房子， 他们 <em>几乎</em> 花 了 所有 的 钱。<span class="pinyin">Wèile zài Shànghǎi mǎi fángzi, tāmen <em>jīhū</em> huā le suǒyǒu de qián. </span><span class="trans">In order to buy a house in Shanghai, they spent almost all the money. </span>
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* 上 大学 以后， 我 <em>几乎</em> 没 花 过 父母 的 钱。<span class="pinyin">Zhè ge yùndòngyuán de biǎoxiàn <em>jīhū</em> wánměi, dànshì fēnshù hěn dī.</span><span class="trans">After I went to college, I barely spent any of my parent' money. </span>
  
 
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Revision as of 09:43, 18 February 2016

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

几乎 + 所有(的)noun + 都 ＋Verb / Adj.

几乎 + 每＋MW + noun + 都 ＋Verb / Adj.

几乎 + 没有noun + Verb / Adj.

Examples

  • 几乎 所有人 都 有 手机。 Jīhū suǒyǒu rēn dōu yǒu shǒujī.Almost everyone has a cellphone.
  • 在 我们 公司，几乎 每 个 人 都 会 说 英文。 jīhū méiyǒu rén Zài wǒmen gōngsī, dōu huì shuō Yīngwén. In our company, almost everyone can speak English.
  • 在 中国， 几乎 所有 的 老外 都 会 说 “你好”。Zài Zhōngguó,jīhū suǒyǒu de lǎowài dōu huì shuō "nǐhǎo". In China, almost all the foreigners can say "hello" in Chinese.
  • 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.
  • 除了 我，几乎 没有 人 知道 这 件 事。Chúle wǒ, jīhū méiyǒu rén zhīdao zhè jiàn shì. Except for me, almost nobody knows about me.

Structure

Subj. + 几乎 （+ 都）＋Verb / Adj.

Subj. + 几乎 （+ 都）＋ 不 / 没 ＋ Verb / Adj.

Examples

  • 他 的 头发 几乎 都 白 了 。Tā de tóufǎ jīhū dōu bái le.His hair is almost all white.
  • 我 几乎 忘 了 所有 的 生词。Wǒ jīhū wàng le suǒyǒu de shēngcí.I almost forgot almost all those vocabulary.
  • 我 室友 几乎 天天 都 出去 吃。Wǒ shìyǒu jīhū tiāntiān dōu chūqù chī. My roommates go out and eat almost everyday.
  • 我们 家 人 几乎 都 不 喝酒。Wǒmen jiā rén jīhū dōu bù hē jiǔ. Almost all our family don't drink.
  • 为了 在 上海 买 房子， 他们 几乎 花 了 所有 的 钱。Wèile zài Shànghǎi mǎi fángzi, tāmen jīhū huā le suǒyǒu de qián. In order to buy a house in Shanghai, they spent almost all the money.
  • 上 大学 以后， 我 几乎 没 花 过 父母 的 钱。Zhè ge yùndòngyuán de biǎoxiàn jīhū wánměi, dànshì fēnshù hěn dī.After I went to college, I barely spent any of my parent' money.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books


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