ChineseGrammarWiki/Programmes/B2.old/Grammar-wiki-B2-24.txt

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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 ===

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几乎 + Subj. + 都 + Verb / Adj.
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=== Examples ===

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*<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>
*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>
*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>
*<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>
*<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>

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== Used before the Predicate ==

=== Structure ===

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Subj. + 几乎 + Predicate
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<div class="jiegou">
Subj. + 几乎 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
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=== Examples ===

<div class="liju">

*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>
*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>
*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>
*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>
*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>

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==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 <em>几乎</em> 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}}