xiē

  1. xiē measure word some
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: 些 is an indefinite measure word. The only number than can be used in front of it is 1. It is often used after a pronoun, such as 这,那,etc (CC-CEDICT '些'; Guoyu '些' n 1; Kroll 2015 '些' xiē, p. 438; Sun 2006, loc. 1802; XHZD '些' 1, p. 826)
  2. xiē adverb so many
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (XHZD '些' 2, pp. 826-827)
  3. xiē adverb a little [better]
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Used after an adjective (CC-CEDICT '些'; Guoyu '些' adv 2; XHZD '些' 3, p. 827)
  4. suò particle placed at the end of a line of verse
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Especially in the Chu Ci (Kroll 2015 '些' suò, p. 438)

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