幾 (gei2 gei1 | ji3 ji1) : how many; a few; -plus; nearly

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幾

gei2 gei1

ji3 ji1

[粵] gei2 [國] ji3
[1] [adv] how many; how much; what
[2] [adj] a few; several; -plus
[3] [粵] [adv] quite; considerably

[粵] gei1 [國] ji1
[adv] nearly; almost; practically

1. 几 is also a traditional character with a different meaning.
2. For the meaning of "-plus", see [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 幺 (#52)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

幾 / 几

This word has been viewed 25196 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd May 2016 11:07

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幾經 gei2 ging1 ji3 jing1 = many times

幾點 gei2 dim2 ji3 dian3 = what time?

幾點鐘 gei2 dim2 zung1 ji3 dian3 zhong1 = what time is it; at what time

幾個 gei2 go3 ji3 ge5 = several

幾錢 gei2 cin4*2 = "how much?" (does this cost) 粵

幾歲 gei2 seoi3 = 'how old?' 粵

幾位 gei2 wai6*2 = 'how many people?' 粵

幾多錢 gei2 do1 cin4*2 = how much? 粵

幾時 gei2 si4/4*2 ji3 shi2 = when; what time; anytime

幾耐 gei2 noi6 = how long (in period of time) 粵

幾多 gei2 do1 = how many? how much? 粵

好幾 hou2 gei2 hao3 ji3 = several, quite a few

幾十年 gei2 sap6 nin4 ji3 shi2 nian2 = several decades

幾年 gei2 nin4 ji3 nian2 = several years

幾次 gei2 ci3 ji3 ci4 = several times

幾千 gei2 cin1 ji3 qian1 = several thousand

幾百 gei2 baak3 ji3 bai3 = several hundred

唔係幾清楚 m4 hai6 gei2 cing1 co2 = not quite clear... 粵

幾天來 gei2 tin1 loi4 ji3 tian1 lai2 = for the past few days 國

幾年來 gei2 nin4 loi4 ji3 nian2 lai2 = for the past several years

唔知幾 m4 zi1 gei2 = extremely (lit. don't know how) 粵

遲幾日 ci4 gei2 jat6 = a few days later 粵

不知幾... bat1 zi1 gei2 bu4 zhi1 ji3 = really..., very..., so... 粵

唔係幾... m4 hai6 gei2 wu2 xi4 ji3 = not really... 粵

幾多點 gei2 do1 dim2 = what time 粵

幾天後 gei2 tin1 hau6 ji3 tian1 hou4 = a few days later 國

幾何 gei2 ho4 ji3 he2 = geometry

唔係幾 m4 hai6 gei2 = not very 粵

冇幾耐 mou5 gei2 noi6/6*2/6*1 = soon; in a while 粵

幾乎 gei1 fu4 ji1 hu1 = nearly; almost

幾內亞 gei1 noi6 aa3 ji3 nei4 ya3 (Taiwan), ji1 nei4 ya4 (PRC) = Guinea

幾樣 gei2 joeng6 ji3 yang4 = several kinds/types

無幾 mou4 gei2 = very few; very little

幾時幾日 gei2 si4 gei2 jat6 = when?; what date 粵

幾微 gei1 mei4 = an omen; a portent

幾個鐘頭 gei2 go3 zung1 tau4 = how many hours?

幾咁 gei2 gam3 = how (followed by an adjective) 粵

好幾回 hou2 gei1 wui4 = a good many times.

幾好 gei2 hou2 = okay; pretty good

幾日天 gei2 jat6 tin1 = several days 國

幾遠 gei2 jyun5 = quite far; how far 粵

幾點鐘都 gei2 dim2 zung1 dou1 = whenever; anytime

幾時都 gei2 si4 dou1 = whenever; anytime

幾多都 gei2 do1 dou1 = any amount or any number

幾多時間 gei2 do1 si4 gaan1*3 = how long?

呢幾日 ni1 gei2 jat6 = in these days; recently 粵

先幾日 sin1 gei2 jat6 = a few days ago 粵

十幾個月 sap6 gei2 go3 jyut6 shi2 ji3 ge4 yue4 = ten months or so; about ten months

最近幾年 zeoi3 gan6 gei2 nin4 zui4 jin4 ji3 nian2 = the last few years; last several years; recent years

幾乎沒有 gei1 fu4 mut6 jau5 ji1 hu1 mei2 you3 = scarcely; hardly any

幾乎完全 gei1 fu4 jyun4 cyun4 ji1 hu1 wan2 quan2 = almost entirely; almost completely

幾個小時 gei2 go3 siu2 si4 ji3 ge5 xiao3 shi2 = several hours

不知凡幾 bat1 zi1 faan4 gei2 bu4 zhi1 fan2 ji3 = can't tell how many there are - there are numerous similar cases 國

幾天 gei2 tin1 ji3 tian1 = several days 國

幾十億 gei2 sap6 jik1 ji3 shi2 yi4 = several billion

幾何學 gei2 ho4 hok6 ji3 he2 xue2 = geometry

幾乎不 gei1 fu4 bat1 ji1 hu1 bu4 = hardly; seems not

好幾年 hou2 gei2 nin4 hao3 ji3 nian2 = several years

歐式幾何 au1 sik1 gei2 ho4 ou1 shi4 ji3 he2 = Euclidean geometry

歐式幾何學 au1 sik1 gei2 ho4 hok6 ou1 shi4 ji3 he2 xue2 = Euclidean geometry

九廿幾 gau2 aa6 gei2 = more than ninety (contraction on 廿 from jaa6 to aa6) 粵

平面幾何 ping4 min6*2 gei2 ho4 ping2 mian4 ji3 he2 = planimetry; plane geometry (common formation)

幾近 gei2 gan6 ji2 jin4 = close to

想去無幾 soeng2 heoi3 mou4 gei2 xiang3 qu4 wu2 ji1 = not far away from

不知幾爽 bat1 zi1 gei2 song2 = extremely happy, "you have no idea how great that feels!" 國

幾乎不可能 gei1 fu4 bat1 ho2 nang4 ji1 hu1 bu4 ke3 neng2 = almost impossible (common formation)

幾十歲人 gei2 sap6 seoi3 jan4 = middle-aged or old people

幾十歲 gei2 sap6 seoi3 = middle-aged, old

幾生修到 gei2 sang1 sau1 dou3 = good luck; good fortune

幾日 gei2 jat6 = several days

幾係 gei2 hai6 = very 粵

幾個鐘 gei2 go3 zung1 = how many hours?

冇幾何 mou5 gei2 ho4*2 = rarely; seldom 粵

不知幾 bat1 zi1 gei2 = extremely (lit. don't know how) 粵

把幾火 baa2 gei2 fo2 = extremely angry 粵

幾十 gei2 sap6 = great many 粵

幾十百 gei2 sap6 baak3 = an exaggeration of 幾十 ("a great many") 粵

幾分顏色上大紅 gei2 fan1 ngaan4 sik1 soeng5 daai6 hung4 = go beyond one's depth 粵

有幾何 jau5 gei2 ho4*2 = how often? 粵

唔係幾好 m4 hai6 gei2 hou2 = nothing much; not very special 粵

幾大都 gei2 daai6*2 dou1 = in any event; anyhow 粵

幾大 gei2 daai6 = in any event; anyhow 粵

幾咁閒 gei2 gam3 haan4 = no big deal; how tranquil; how leisurely; 粵

寥寥無幾 liu4 liu4 mou4 gei2 liao2 liao2 wu2 ji3 = very few; not too many

幾時輪到... gei2 si4 leon4 dou3 ji3 shi2 lun2 dao4 = who said you can... 粵

未幾 mei6 gei2 wei4 ji3 = before long; not too long later; shortly; in a short time; soon; soon afterwards

曾幾何時 cang4 gei2 ho4 si4 ceng2 ji3 he2 shi2 = before long; just a while ago

赤道幾內亞 cik3 dou6 gei1 noi6 aa3 chi4 dao4 ji1 nei4 ya4 = Equatorial Guinea

幾內亞比紹 gei1 noi6 aa3 bei2 siu6 ji1 nei4 ya4 bi3 shao4 = Guinea-Bissau

幾內亞比索 gei1 noi6 aa3 bei2 sok3 ji1 nei4 ya4 bi3 suo3 = Guinea-Bissau

巴布亞新幾內亞 baa1 bou3 aa3 san1 gei1 noi6 aa3 ba1 bu4 ya4 xin1 ji3 nei4 ya4 = Papua New Guinea

代數幾何學 doi6 sou3 gei2 ho4 hok6 dai4 shu4 ji3 he2 xue2 = algebraic geometry

分形幾何 fan1 jing4 gei2 ho4 fen1 xing2 ji3 he2 = fractal geometry

分形幾何學 fan1 jing4 gei2 ho4 hok6 fen1 xing2 ji3 he2 xue2 = fractal geometry

坐標幾何 zo6 biu1 gei2 ho4 zuo4 biao1 ji3 he2 = [math.] coordinate geometry

解析幾何 gaai2 sik1 gei2 ho4 jie3 xi1 ji3 he2 = [math.] coordinate geometry

巴布亞新幾內亞的 baa1 bou3 aa3 san1 gei1 noi6 aa3 dik1 ba1 bu4 ya4 xin1 ji3 nei4 ya4 de5 = [adj] Papua New Guinean 國

解析幾何學 gaai2 sik1 gei2 ho4 hok6 jie3 xi1 ji3 he2 xue2 = analytic geometry; coordinate geometry

因住收尾嗰幾年 jan1 zyu6 sau1 mei5*1 go2 gei2 nin4 = be careful for the last few years of your life 粵

新幾內亞 san1 gei1 noi6 aa3 xin1 ji3 nei4 ya4 = New Guinea

贏幾條街 jeng4 gei2 tiu4 gaai1` ying2 ji3 tiao2 jie1 = streets ahead of 粵

Showing all 51 examples containing 幾

而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.

你係幾時返嚟㗎? 粵
When are you coming back?
[the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.]

今日星期幾？粵
What is the day (of today)?
[The answer will be: 今日星期一/二/三/... (gam1 jat6 sing1 kei4 jat1 / ji6 / saam1 / ...) ]

今日幾多號？粵
What is the date (of today)?
[The possible response will be: 今日|the date|號。 e.g. 今日十二號。 gam1 jat6 sap6 ji6 hou4 。]

你最近幾好嗎？粵
How have you been lately?

而家幾點(鐘)？粵
What is the time now?

請問伊枝筆幾錢？粵
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]

你今年幾歲？
How old are you?

先生，請問幾位？粵
Sir, how many people?

佢揸車揸咗幾個月粵
I've been driving a few months.
[Lit. I drive-car drive-already few [counter] months.]

今日喺幾多號？粵
What's the date today?
[Lit. today at how-many day-of-the-month]

行路要幾耐呀? 粵
How long will it take to walk?

幾分鐘之後我就到國
After a few minutes I'll be there.

我在幾分鐘之內就到國
I'll be there in a few minutes.

你想入幾多油啊？粵
How much gas (petrol) do you want to put in?

我哋幾時擺放聖誕裝飾呀? 粵
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

你樖聖誕樹有幾高呀? 粵
How tall is your Christmas Tree?

隻雀嘅唱口幾好粵
That bird sings well.

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。粵
There are several birds on the tree.

一日煮足三餐都幾嘥時間。粵
It is very time-consuming if the three meals of a day are all made by me.

搭幾號巴士可以去到上環？粵
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?

幾時先去食飯呀？粵
When do we go having meal?

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲地方幾好睇粵
I saw a film yesterday... some parts were okay.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have place (note: this is a figurative use of place) quite good watch.]

我忙就唔係幾忙粵
I'm not too busy.
[唔係太忙／唔太忙. This is a useful construction into which you can place lots of other adjectives: 開心 or 急, for example.]

唔好嘈住我啦，唔知有幾多嘢做粵 ?!
Don't disturb me, I'm up to my eyes in work.
[Lit. don't disturb me, don't know how-much work [to] do.]

佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。粵
He has left a number of books with me.

重有幾遠? 粵
How far do you still have to go?

我估唔到佢有幾高粵
I'm not able to guess his height.
[See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.]

屋企重有幾多米呀？粵
How much rice is there left in the house? (at home)

眨下眼又幾年粵
Several years flew by in the blink of an eye.

我唔理個房幾細, 求其有張床就得喇粵
I don't mind how small the room is as long as there is a bed inside.

邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

我哋幾個夾手夾腳，好快就做完份報告書粵
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.

你哋冇幾何嚟就坐耐啲啦粵
As you all seldom come, do stay (sit) a little longer.

呢幾百文真係及時雨囉粵
This few hundred dollars is really great help at the right time.

斷咗幾條憑骨粵
Broke a few rib bones

幾點進行篝火晚會呀？
When can we start tonight's bonfire?

正值減價，你多買幾件衣服吧。國
We're right in the midst of a sale, you should buy a few more shirts.

佢仲同我呻(san3)咗幾句粵
He even lamented to me about the matter

有幾隻雀仔喺樹上面。 ?!
DELETE: There are several birds on the tree.

佢住喺座山度，不知幾咁隔涉，連車都行唔到粵
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.

李連杰都算幾錫身,導演都幫佢搵埋替身啦粵
Jet Li takes pretty good care of himself, his movie director even found a stand-in for him.
[(So that he doesn't have to do the stunts himself.)]

有時廣東話講起上嚟都幾繑口粵
Sometimes Cantonese can be very hard to pronounce.

請你幫我買幾份報紙，南華、星島、明報各一份。
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.

你同你嘅另一半有幾夾？粵
How compatible are you and your partner?
[[Lit.] How compatible are you and your other half?]

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

唔使幾耐，你就可以睇到一出精彩嘅好戲粵
In due course, you'll see a spectacular display.
[Lit. in good time, you then can see-arrive one [counter] brilliant [possessive particle] play. 不消多久=唔使幾耐]

佢啲臭脾氣都幾惡頂粵
His bad temper is quite hard to take.

我𠱓你幾耐你先肯著返條褲呀？粵
How long did I have to nag you before you agreed to put your pants back on?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,120693]

佢唔聽我講，重𠱂返我幾句。粵
He wouldn't listen to me. He even said something in retort.

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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