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。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.

Sources and further reading

Books

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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.		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.