几 (幾) jǐ

1. 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)
2. 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).
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. jī verb near to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 2a, pp. 180-181)
8. jī noun imminent danger
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '幾' jī adj 2; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 3, pp. 180-181)
9. jī noun circumstances
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 4, pp. 180-181)
10. jī noun duration; time
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 5, pp. 180-181)
11. jī adjective opportunity
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 机会 (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 5a, pp. 180-181)
12. 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)
13. 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')
14. 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')
15. jī phonetic ji
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Used in transliteration of foreign names (Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 54)

Contained in

• 分形几何(分形幾何) fractal geometry
• 几点钟(幾點鐘) what time is it?
• 寥寥无几(寥寥無幾) just a very few; tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.
• 黎曼几何学(黎曼幾何學) Riemannian geometry
• 几乎完全(幾乎完全) almost entirely; almost completely
• 几微(幾微) an omen ; tiny; infinitesimal
• 代数几何学(代數幾何學) algebraic geometry
• 几案 table; a long table
• 几及(幾及) to be almost equal to
• 射影几何学(射影幾何學) projective geometry
• 平面几何(平面幾何) plane geometry
• 非欧几何学(非歐幾何學) non-Euclidean geometry
• 不知凡几(不知凡幾) one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
• 香几 a small table to accommodate an incense burner
• 几十(幾十) several tens / how many tens?
• 知几(知幾) foreknowledge of
• 识微见几(識微見幾) see a tiny bit and understand everything
• 几希(幾希) very little; tiny
• 不拉几(不拉幾) extremely
• 几欲(幾欲) almost; nearly going to
• 双曲几何(雙曲幾何) hyperbolic geometry
• 微分几何(微分幾何) differential geometry
• 几至(幾至) to end; to die
• 几率(幾率) probability; odds
• 几个(幾個) a few; several; how many
• 几乎不(幾乎不) hardly; seems not
• 巴布亚纽几内亚(巴布亞紐幾內亞) Papua New Guinea
• 罗氏几何(羅氏幾何) hyperbolic geometry; Lobachevskian geometry
• 这几天(這幾天) the past few days
• 几曾(幾曾) never has; hasn't yet
• 几时(幾時) how long? ; what time?; when?
• 内在几何学(內在幾何學) intrinsic geometry
• 几近(幾近) to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
• 投影几何学(投影幾何學) projective geometry
• 一蹴可几(一蹴可幾) to succeed at the first try; easy as pie; one can do it at once
• 几何拓扑学(幾何拓撲學) geometric topology
• 几何图形(幾何圖形) geometric figure
• 安几 quiet and composed
• 好几年(好幾年) several years
• 几次(幾次) how many times? ; several times
• 几丁(幾丁) chitin
• 几何学(幾何學) geometry
• 炕几 a small table for use on a kang [heated brick bed]
• 非欧几何(非歐幾何) non-Euclidean geometry
• 几天(幾天) several days
• 几年来(幾年來) for the past several years
• 代数几何(代數幾何) algebraic geometry

Also contained in

巴布亚新几内亚 、 几内亚湾 、 欧几里得 、 几内亚

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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: 11
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 玉几 (玉幾) 憑玉几 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — 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
• 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
• 拂几 (拂幾) 主人拂几授校 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士昬禮 第二 2. Nuptial rites for a common officer — count: 4