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 25122 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

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 10 of 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.]

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