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  1. <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>
  2. <h2 id="used-before-the-subject">Used before the Subject</h2>
  3. <p>主语经常受&quot;每、所有、全&quot;等指示代词修饰。</p>
  4. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
  5. <div class="jiegou">
  6. <p>几乎 + Subj. + 都 + Verb / Adj.</p>
  7. </div>
  8. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
  9. <div class="liju">
  10. <ul>
  11. <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>
  12. <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>
  13. <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 &quot;nǐhǎo.&quot; </span><span class="trans">In China, almost all of the foreigners can say &quot;hello&quot; in Chinese.</span></li>
  14. <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>
  15. <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>
  16. </ul>
  17. </div>
  18. <h2 id="used-before-the-predicate">Used before the Predicate</h2>
  19. <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
  20. <div class="jiegou">
  21. <p>Subj. + 几乎 + Predicate</p>
  22. </div>
  23. <div class="jiegou">
  24. <p>Subj. + 几乎 + 不 / 没 + Predicate</p>
  25. </div>
  26. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
  27. <div class="liju">
  28. <ul>
  29. <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>
  30. <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>
  31. <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>
  32. <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>
  33. <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>
  34. </ul>
  35. </div>
  36. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
  37. <ul>
  38. <li><a href="Expressing_&quot;almost&quot;_using_&quot;chadian&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing &quot;almost&quot; using &quot;chadian&quot;</a></li>
  39. <li><a href="Approximations_with_&quot;chabuduo&quot;" title="wikilink">Approximations with &quot;chabuduo&quot;</a></li>
  40. </ul>
  41. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
  42. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  43. <ul>
  44. <li><a href="Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(汉语语法百项讲练_-_初中级)" 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>
  45. <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>
  46. <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(新实用汉语课本4)" 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>
  47. </ul>
  48. <p> </p>
  49. <p><a href="Category:B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B2 grammar points</a></p>