Expressing "nearly" with "jihu"
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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.
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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。Almost everyone has a cellphone.
- 在 我们 公司,几乎 每 个 人 都 会 说 英文。In our company, almost everyone can speak English.
- 在 中国, 几乎 所有 的 老外 都 会 说 “你好”。In China, almost all the foreigners can say "hello" in Chinese.
- 几乎 没有 人 相信 他 说 的 话 。Almost nobody believes what he said.
- 除了 我,几乎 没有 人 知道 这 件 事。Except for me, almost nobody knows about me.
Structure
几乎 + 所有(的)noun / 每+MW + noun + 都 +Verb / Adj. 几乎 + 没有noun + Verb / Adj.
Examples
- 他 的 头发几乎 全 白了 。His hair is almost all white.
- 我 室友 几乎 每晚 都 要 去 酒吧。 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。 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。The athlete's performance was almost perfect, but his rank was still low.
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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