幾乎

See also: 几乎

Chinese

		how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost	(interrog. part.)
trad. (幾乎)		幾	乎
simp. (几乎)		几	乎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīhū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ fu⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ki-ho͘ / ki-hû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ hu¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹ci-wu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīhū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jihu
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-hu¹
    • Yale: jī-hū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihu
    • Palladius: цзиху (czixu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ fu⁴
    • Yale: gēi fùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ fu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ fu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ fuː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-ho͘
    • Tâi-lô: ki-hoo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'hof
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ hɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Longyan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hû
    • Tâi-lô: ki-hû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'huu
    • IPA (Longyan): /ki³³⁴ hu¹¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi¹ hu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki hu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³⁻²³ hu³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹ci-wu
    • MiniDict: ci^平 wu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji-hhu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/

Adverb

幾乎

1. almost; nearly; all but

   這幾年裡張先生的變化太大了，我幾乎沒認出他來。 [MSC, trad.]
   这几年里张先生的变化太大了，我几乎没认出他来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè jǐnián lǐ Zhāng xiānshēng de biànhuà tài dà le, wǒ jīhū méi rènchū tā lái. [Pinyin]

   Mr Zhang has changed so much over the past few years that I almost didn't recognise him.

   我幾乎未曾離開過這個城市。 [MSC, trad.]
   我几乎未曾离开过这个城市。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ jīhū wèicéng líkāi guò zhège chéngshì. [Pinyin]

   I have hardly ever been out of this city.

2. practically

Synonyms

• (almost): 差不多 (chàbuduō)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (幾乎):

• → Vietnamese: cơ hồ (幾乎)

See also

• 簡直／简直 (jiǎnzhí)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
幾	乎

Adverb

幾乎

1. chữ Hán form of cơ hồ (“almost, nearly”).