(jī hū) - almost, nearly, practically in Mandarin
jīhūTraditional: 幾乎
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Translation
almost, nearly, practically
Word origin
几乎 means 'almost, nearly': 几 (jǐ, here read jī, 'how many, nearly') plus 乎 (hū), a classical particle. The phrase conveys 'to within a hair of'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 几 (jī, nearly) + 乎 (hū, classical particle)
Stroke order
几
乎
Examples
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I am almost done.
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He comes almost every day.
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She almost forgot about this.
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I almost forgot today.
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He is late almost every day.
几乎 (jī hū) means almost, nearly, practically. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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