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.

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 gè 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.
  • 几乎有一百辆车。jīhū yǒu yībǎi liàng chē.He has almost one hundred cars.

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