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)

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里瓦几亚条约 、 几尼

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