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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="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 gè 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> |
| − | *他的头发<em>几乎</em>白了 。<span class="trans">His hair is almost white.</span> | + | *他的头发<em>几乎</em>白了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de tóufǎ <em>jīhū</em> báile.</span><span class="trans">His hair is almost white.</span> |
| − | *你 看 她 <em>几乎</em> 要 哭 了，别 问 了。<span class="trans">She's about to cry, don't ask her.</span> | + | *你 看 她 <em>几乎</em> 要 哭 了，别 问 了。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kàn tā <em>jīhū</em> yào kūle, bié wènle.</span><span class="trans">She's about to cry, don't ask her.</span> |
| − | *如果 你 不 提醒 我，我 <em>几乎</em> 忘 了。<span class="trans">If you didn't remind me, I almost forgot about it.</span> | + | *如果 你 不 提醒 我，我 <em>几乎</em> 忘 了。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ nǐ bù tíxǐng wǒ, wǒ <em>jīhū</em> wàngle.</span><span class="trans">If you didn't remind me, I almost forgot about it.</span> |
| − | *他<em>几乎</em>有一百辆车。<span class="trans">He has almost one hundred cars.</span> | + | *他<em>几乎</em>有一百辆车。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>jīhū</em> yǒu yībǎi liàng chē.</span><span class="trans">He has almost one hundred cars.</span> |
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Keywords
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。The athlete's performance was almost perfect, but his rank was still low.
- 他的头发几乎白了 。His hair is almost white.
- 你 看 她 几乎 要 哭 了，别 问 了。She's about to cry, don't ask her.
- 如果 你 不 提醒 我，我 几乎 忘 了。If you didn't remind me, I almost forgot about it.
- 他几乎有一百辆车。He has almost one hundred cars.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 134-6)→buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (p. 241) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (p. 40) →buy
