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<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>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<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>
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<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>
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<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + 几乎 + 不 / 没 + Predicate</p>
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<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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<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>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"Expressing_&quot;almost&quot;_using_&quot;chadian&quot;" title=
"wikilink">Expressing "almost" using "chadian"</a></li>
<li><a href="Approximations_with_&quot;chabuduo&quot;" 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&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561913192">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:B2_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:B2 grammar points</a></p>
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