{{Grammar Box}} 几乎 (jīhū) means 'nearly', 'almost' or 'practically', and is used to emphasize that someone or something 'almost' meets a certain standard or is close to doing something. == Used before the Subject == 主语经常受"每、所有、全"等指示代词修饰。 === Structure ===

几乎 + Subj. + 都 + Verb / Adj.

=== Examples ===

*几乎每个人都有手机。Jīhū měi gè rén dōu yǒu shǒujī.Almost everyone has a cell phone. *在我们公司，几乎每个人都会说英文。Zài wǒmen gōngsī, jīhū měi gè rén dōu huì shuō Yīngwén.In our company, almost everyone can speak English. *在中国，几乎所有老外都会说 “你好”。Zài Zhōngguó, jīhū suǒyǒu lǎowài dōu huì shuō "nǐhǎo." In China, almost all of the foreigners can say "hello" in Chinese. *几乎所有人都相信他。Jīhū suǒyǒu rén dōu xiāngxìn tā.Almost everyone believes what he said. *几乎全世界的观众都喜欢这部电影。Jīhū quán shìjiè de guānzhòng dōu xǐhuan zhè bù diànyǐng.Almost all the audience in the world like this movie.

== Used before the Predicate == === Structure ===

Subj. + 几乎 + Predicate

Subj. + 几乎 + 不 / 没 + Predicate

=== Examples ===

*爸爸的头发几乎白了。Bàba de tóufa jīhū bái le.Dad's hair is almost all white. *这次旅行，他们几乎花了所有的钱。Zhè cì lǚxíng tāmen jīhū huā le suǒyǒu de qián.They spent almost all the money on this trip. *他一个人几乎吃了一整个蛋糕。Tā yī gèrén jīhū chī le yī zhěng gè dàngāo.He almost ate this whole cake by himself. *我老板几乎不喝酒。Wǒmen jiā rén jīhū dōu bù hējiǔ. Almost all our family doesn't drink. *老板这几个月几乎没好好休息过。 Lǎobǎn zhè jǐ gè yuè jīhū méi hǎohǎo xiūxi guò. The boss barely has taken any good rest for the recent few months.

==See also== *[[Expressing "almost" using "chadian"]] * [[Approximations with "chabuduo"]] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (pp. 134-6)[http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ →buy] * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (p. 241) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy] * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)]] (p. 40) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy] [[Category:B2 grammar points]] {{Basic Grammar|几乎|B2|Subj. + 几乎 + Verb|他的头发几乎全白了。|grammar point|ASGVA70K}} {{Rel char|几乎}} {{Rel char|几}} {{Rel char|乎}} {{Similar|Approximations with "chabuduo"}} {{Similar|Expressing "almost" using "chadian"}} {{Used for|Expressing degree}} {{Used for|Expressing similarity}} {{POS|Adverbs}} {{Translation|almost}}