几乎幾乎 jīhū — almost, nearly, practically
jīhū (first tone, high and level)ji1hu1
Traditional: 幾乎
almost, nearly, practically
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardadverb
Meanings
almost, nearly, practically
Says that something falls just short of being complete or true. It stands before the verb or before a quantity: 几乎都走了, 几乎一个小时.
adverb
Example sentences
- 他几乎每天都来。他幾乎每天都來。Tā (first tone, high and level) jīhū (first tone, high and level) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) dōu (first tone, high and level) lái. (second tone, rising)···
He comes almost every day.
- 我等了几乎一个小时。我等了幾乎一個小時。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) děngle (third tone, dipping) jīhū (first tone, high and level) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) xiǎoshí. (third tone, dipping)···
I waited for almost an hour.