<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>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.</p> <h2 id="used-before-the-subject">Used before the Subject</h2> <p>主语经常受"每、所有、全"等指示代词修饰。</p> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>几乎 + Subj. + 都 + Verb / Adj.</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>几乎</em> 每 个 人 都 有 手机。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jīhū</em> měi gè rén dōu yǒu shǒujī.</span><span class="trans">Almost everyone has a cell phone.</span></li> <li>在 我们 公司，<em>几乎</em> 每 个 人 都 会 说 英文。<span class="pinyin">Zài wǒmen gōngsī, <em>jīhū</em> měi gè rén dōu huì shuō Yīngwén.</span><span class="trans">In our company, almost everyone can speak English.</span></li> <li>在 中国，<em>几乎</em> 所有 老外 都 会 说 “你好”。<span class="pinyin">Zài Zhōngguó, <em>jīhū</em> suǒyǒu lǎowài dōu huì shuō "nǐhǎo."</span> <span class="trans">In China, almost all of the foreigners can say "hello" in Chinese.</span></li> <li><em>几乎</em> 所有 人 都 相信 他 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Jīhū</em> suǒyǒu rén dōu xiāngxìn tā.</span><span class="trans">Almost everyone believes what he said.</span></li> <li><em>几乎</em> 全 世界 的 观众 都 喜欢 这 部 电影 。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Jīhū</em> quán shìjiè de guānzhòng dōu xǐhuan zhè bù diànyǐng.</span><span class="trans">Almost all the audience in the world like this movie.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="used-before-the-predicate">Used before the Predicate</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 几乎 + Predicate</p> </div> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 几乎 + 不 / 没 + Predicate</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>爸爸 的 头发 <em>几乎</em> 白 了 。<span class="pinyin">Bàba de tóufa <em>jīhū</em> bái le.</span><span class="trans">Dad's hair is almost all white.</span></li> <li>这 次 旅行 ，他们 <em>几乎</em> 花 了 所有 的 钱。<span class="pinyin">Zhè cì lǚxíng tāmen <em>jīhū</em> huā le suǒyǒu de qián.</span><span class="trans">They spent almost all the money on this trip.</span></li> <li>他 一个人 <em>几乎</em> 吃 了 一整个 蛋糕 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yī gèrén <em>jīhū</em> chī le yī zhěng gè dàngāo.</span><span class= "trans">He almost ate this whole cake by himself.</span></li> <li>我 老板 <em>几乎</em> 不 喝酒 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen jiā rén <em>jīhū</em> dōu bù hējiǔ.</span> <span class="trans">Almost all our family doesn't drink.</span></li> <li>老板 这 几 个 月 <em>几乎</em> 没 好好 休息 过。 <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn zhè jǐ gè yuè <em>jīhū</em> méi hǎohǎo xiūxi guò.</span> <span class="trans">The boss barely has taken any good rest for the recent few months.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Expressing_"almost"_using_"chadian"" title= "wikilink">Expressing "almost" using "chadian"</a></li> <li><a href="Approximations_with_"chabuduo"" title= "wikilink">Approximations with "chabuduo"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp. 134-6)<a href= "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</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (p. 241) <a href="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</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (p. 40) <a href= "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</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>