幾個

See also: 几个

Chinese

		how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost	(a measure word); individual
trad. (幾個)		幾	個
simp. (几个)		几	个

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐgè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄍㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² go³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kí-ke
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kúi-ê

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐgè → jǐge (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄍㄜˋ → ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄍㄜ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐge̊
    • Wade–Giles: chi³-ko⁵
    • Yale: jǐ-ge
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii.geh
    • Palladius: цзигэ (czigɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi²¹⁴ g̊ə⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei² go³
    • Yale: géi go
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei² go³
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi² go³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ kɔː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kí-ke
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi` ge
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi³ ge⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki³¹ ke⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-ê
    • Tâi-lô: kuí-ê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuyee
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ e²³/

Determiner

幾個

1. a few; several; some; a handful

   大字不識幾個／大字不识几个  ―  dàzì bùshí jǐge  ―  able to recognize only a handful of Chinese characters; illiterate

   我糾結了好幾個月。 [MSC, trad.]
   我纠结了好几个月。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ jiūjié le hǎo jǐge yuè. [Pinyin]

   I struggled for months.

   你可不可以推薦幾個比較好的學校？ [MSC, trad.]
   你可不可以推荐几个比较好的学校？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ kě bù kěyǐ tuījiàn jǐge bǐjiào hǎo de xuéxiào? [Pinyin]

   Could you recommend a few good schools?

   在沒有開會之前，我想請教幾個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
   在没有开会之前，我想请教几个问题。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài méiyǒu kāihuì zhīqián, wǒ xiǎng qǐngjiào jǐge wèntí. [Pinyin]

   I would like to ask a few questions before the meeting begins.

Descendants

• Wutunhua: -jhege

See also

• 一些 (yīxiē)
• 若干 (ruògān)

Adverb

幾個

1. how many

   寶寶幾個月會爬？ [MSC, trad.]
   宝宝几个月会爬？ [MSC, simp.]

   Bǎobǎo jǐge yuè huì pá? [Pinyin]

   At how many months can a baby crawl?

Usage notes

• Strictly speaking, 幾個／几个 (jǐgè) should only be used with nouns that take 個／个 (gè) as a primary classifier.
• 幾個／几个 (jǐgè) is only used when the answer to "how many?" is expected to be under ten. For amounts that are expected to exceed ten, 多少 (duōshao) is used instead.