某些
mǒuxiēTraditional: 某些
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Translation
some, certain (ones)
Word origin
A compound of 某 (mǒu, a certain, an unspecified one) and the plural marker 些 (xiē, some), together meaning certain unspecified ones.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 某 (mǒu, a certain) + 些 (xiē, some)
Stroke order
某
些
Examples
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Certain people do not like getting up early.
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In certain situations, the rules can change.
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For some questions we still have no answer.
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The house prices in certain cities are very high.
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There are some interesting stories in this book.
某些 (mǒu xiē) means some or certain ones, pointing to an unspecified subset without naming it. It is more formal than 一些 and often introduces a deliberately vague reference.
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