Expressing "some" with "yixie"

In order to express "some" or "a few," you can use 一些 (yīxiē). To use it in this way, it is placed before the noun it modifies. It can modify the subject or the object.

Note: The pinyin for 一些 is written "yīxiē" but pronounced "yìxiē" due to a tone change rule.

Structure

一些 + Noun

Examples

• 这里 有 一些 咖啡 。 Zhèlǐ yǒu yīxiē kāfēi. There is some coffee here.
• 我 想 喝 一些 牛奶 。 Wǒ xiǎng hē yīxiē niúnǎi. I want to drink some milk.
• 给 我 一些 时间 。 Gěi wǒ yīxiē shíjiān. Give me some time.
• 他 告诉 我 了 一些 好 消息 。 Tā gàosu wǒ le yīxiē hǎo xiāoxi. He told me some good news.
• 我 去 过 一些中国 的 地方 。 Wǒ qù guò yīxiē Zhōngguó de dìfang. I went to some places in China.
• 我 吃 了 一些 牛肉 。 Wǒ chī le yīxiē niúròu. I ate some beef.
• 你 可以 给 我 一些 钱 吗 ？ Nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ yīxiē qián ma? Can you give me some money?
• 她 的 朋友 有 一些 中文 书 。 Tā de péngyou yǒu yīxiē Zhōngwén shū. Her friend has some Chinese books.
• 我 买 了 一些 水果 。 Wǒ mǎi le yīxiē shuǐguǒ. I bought some fruit.

See also

• Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 →buy