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几乎 (jī hū) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

几乎 (jī hū) is a Chinese word: almost. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 几乎

副 fù adverb

almost

他几乎每天都去图书馆。

tā jī hū měi tiān dōu qù tú shū guǎn

He goes to the library almost every day.

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Word breakdown

几 jī — how much/many; approaches a certain degree

乎 hū — classical particle; adds approximating tone

Words with this character (5)
Structure & writing
1 几 jī — a small or low table
Xpinyin
几 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
亮 liàng bright; luminous 机 jī machine; a device or apparatus composed of many parts that can do work or serve a special function
HSK 3
朵 duǒ measure word for flowers or clusters 船 chuán boat; ship (primary watercraft, various types, also used in aerospace) 铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb)
HSK 4
虎 hǔ tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes)
HSK 5
凭 píng lean against (with one's body) 沿 yán along (a river, road, or edge of something) 肌 jī muscle; tissue composed of muscle fibers capable of contraction
HSK 6
凡 fán ordinary, commonplace 饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱)
HSK 7
冗 rǒng superfluous; useless; idle 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 凯 kǎi triumphal music played upon a victorious army's return 凰 huáng the female phoenix (see 凤凰); a legendary bird symbolizing good omen 凳 dèng stool (a seat with legs but no back)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+2)
秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 讥 jī to mock, to satirize

几 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 乎 hū — interrogative particle, equivalent to "吗"
乎 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 4
呼 hū to exhale; breathe out (opposite of inhale)

乎 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order