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<h1>Expressing "nearly" with "jihu"</h1>


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.

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<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Used before the Subject </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Used before the Predicate </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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<h2>Used before the Subject</h2>

<p>It is often used together with words that mean "all," such as 每, 所有, or 全. It can also be used with words that can be used to mean "none" such as 没有.</p>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">几乎 + Subj. + 都 + Verb / Adj.</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">几乎 每 个 人 都 有 手机 。
Almost everyone has a cell phone. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">在 我们 公司，几乎 每 个 人 都 会 说 英文 。
In our company, almost everyone can speak English. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">在 中国，几乎 所有 老外 都 会 说 “你好” 。
In China, almost all of the foreigners can say "hello" in Chinese. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">几乎 所有 人 都 相信 他 。
Almost everyone believes what he said. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">几乎 全 世界 的 观众 都 喜欢 这 部 电影 。
Almost all audiences across the world like this movie.</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Used before the Predicate</h2>

<h3>Structure</h3>

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

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">爸爸 的 头发 几乎 白 了 。
Dad's hair is almost all white. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 次 旅行 ，他们 几乎 花 了 所有 的 钱 。
They spent almost all of their money on this trip. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 一个人 几乎 吃 了 一整个 蛋糕 。
He almost ate this whole cake by himself. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 老板 几乎 不 喝酒 。
My boss doesn't really drink. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">老板 这 几 个 月 几乎 没 好好 休息 过。
Boss has barely taken a break in the past few months.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "almost" using "chadian"
Approximations with "chabuduo"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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) [ →buy] </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 241) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 40) →buy</span><br/></li>
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