几 (幾) jǐ
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jǐ
number
several
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: 几 can represent an approximate number between one and nine. For example, in spoken Chinese, 你帮几天忙好了 'Please help for a few days.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176; Guoyu '幾' jǐ adj 2; Kroll 2015 '幾' jǐ 2, pp. 180-181) -
jǐ
pronoun
how many
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity , Concept: Interrogative Pronoun 疑问代词
Notes: 几 may be used when an integer number between 1 and 9 is expected. It is used in this sense as an interrogative pronoun in both modern and Literary Chinese (Norman 1988, p. 119; Sun 2006, loc 2442; ; Guoyu '幾' jǐ adj 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jǐ 1, pp. 180-181). -
jī
noun
Kangxi radical 16
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: A small table (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '几' jī n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53) -
jī
adjective
subtle; invisible; imperceptible
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 细微 (Guoyu '幾' jī adj 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 1, pp. 180-181; Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 53) -
jī
noun
sign; omen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 预兆 (Guoyu '幾' jī n 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 1a, pp. 180-181) -
jī
adverb
nearly; almost
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '幾' jī adv 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 2, pp. 180-181; Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 53) -
jī
verb
near to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 2a, pp. 180-181) -
jī
noun
imminent danger
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '幾' jī adj 2; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 3, pp. 180-181) -
jī
noun
circumstances
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 4, pp. 180-181) -
jī
noun
duration; time
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 5, pp. 180-181) -
jī
adjective
opportunity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 机会 (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 5a, pp. 180-181) -
jī
adjective
never has; hasn't yet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 几曾 (Guoyu '幾' jī adv 2) -
jǐ
noun
a small table
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 几; in the sense of 小桌子 (Guoyu '几' jǐ n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53; Unihan '几') -
jǐ
adjective
[self] composed
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 几(Guoyu '几几' jǐ n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53; Unihan '几') -
jī
phonetic
ji
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used in transliteration of foreign names (Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 54)
Contained in
- 几何平均数(幾何平均數) geometric mean
- 曾几何时(曾幾何時) just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when
- 罗氏几何(羅氏幾何) hyperbolic geometry; Lobachevskian geometry
- 几次(幾次) how many times? ; several times
- 内在几何学(內在幾何學) intrinsic geometry
- 几倍(幾倍) several times (bigger); double, treble, quadruple etc
- 条几(條幾) long narrow table
- 安几 quiet and composed
- 好几(好幾) several; quite a few
- 几不欲生(幾不欲生) almost not wanting to live
- 未几(未幾) before long; soon ; very few; not many
- 这几天(這幾天) the past few days
- 解析几何(解析幾何) analytic geometry
- 非欧几何学(非歐幾何學) non-Euclidean geometry
- 前几天(前幾天) a few days before
- 几个(幾個) a few; several; how many
- 几何光学(幾何光學) geometric optics
- 几何图案(幾何圖案) geometric design
- 几时(幾時) how long? ; what time?; when?
- 几乎不(幾乎不) hardly; seems not
- 几内亚法郎(幾內亞法郎) Guinean franc
- 算老几(算老幾) (I, you etc) have what status; who am I (you etc)
- 内在几何(內在幾何) intrinsic geometry
- 几十(幾十) several tens / how many tens?
- 几回(幾回) a few times ; how many times?
- 几何量(幾何量) a geometric quantity
- 明窗净几(明窗淨几) clear window and clean table; bright and clean (room)
- 几天来(幾天來) for the past few days
- 几点钟(幾點鐘) what time is it?
- 几率(幾率) probability; odds
- 几度春风(幾度春風) after the passing of many years
- 微分几何(微分幾何) differential geometry
- 香几 a small table to accommodate an incense burner
- 几何网格纹(幾何網格紋) a lattice pattern
- 几千(幾千) several thousand
- 画法几何(畫法幾何) descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)
- 几年(幾年) a few years; several years; how many years
- 几丁质(幾丁質) chitin
- 几维鸟(幾維鳥) kiwi (bird)
- 射影几何(射影幾何) projective geometry
- 几兆(幾兆) an omen
- 立体几何(立體幾何) solid geometry
- 最近几年(最近幾年) the last few years / last several years / recent years
- 十几(十幾) more than ten; a dozen or more
- 几曾(幾曾) never has; hasn't yet
- 不知凡几(不知凡幾) one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
- 几至(幾至) to end; to die
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Collocations
- 仲几 (仲幾) 仲幾為左師 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 15
- 几筵 (幾筵) 圍布几筵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 8
- 几亡 (幾亡) 國幾亡 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 7
- 授几 (授幾) 授几有緝御 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧行葦 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Xing Wei — count: 6
- 几杖 (幾杖) 則必賜之几杖 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曲禮上》 Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 1 — count: 5
- 筵几 (筵幾) 皆主人筵几於廟 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《昏義》 The Meaning of the Marriage Ceremony — count: 5
- 国几 (國幾) 國幾亡 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
- 玉几 (玉幾) 憑玉几 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 5
- 右几 (右幾) 右几 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士昬禮 第二 2. Nuptial rites for a common officer — count: 5
- 执几 (執幾) 执几従 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士虞禮 第十四 14. Post burial rites for a common officer — count: 4