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

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Level

B2 / HSK3
Level

B2
Level

HSK3
Similar to
Similar to
- Expressing "about to happen" with "le" (HSK2)
- Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao" (HSK2)
- Approximations with "chabuduo" (HSK4)
- Expressing "almost" using "chadian" (HSK4)
- The opposite of "chabuduo" is "cha hen duo" (HSK5)
Used for

Expressing degree, Expressing similarity
Keywords

几, 几乎, 乎

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。Zhè ge yùndòngyuán de biǎoxiàn jīhū wánměi, dànshì fēnshù hěn dī.The athlete's performance was almost perfect, but his rank was still low.
他的头发几乎白了。Tā de tóufǎ jīhū báile.His hair is almost white.
你看她几乎要哭了，别问了。Nǐ kàn tā jīhū yào kūle, bié wènle.She's about to cry, don't ask her.
如果你不提醒我，我几乎忘了。Rúguǒ nǐ bù tíxǐng wǒ, wǒ jīhū wàngle.If you didn't remind me, I almost forgot about it.
他几乎有一百辆车。Tā jīhū yǒu yībǎi liàng chē.He has almost one hundred cars.

Sources and further reading

Books

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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 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>
+*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>
 *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="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>