一些yì xiēsome; a few; a little
一些 (yì xiē) means "some," "a few" or "a little," as in 我买了一些苹果 (I bought some apples) and 他有一些中国朋友 (He has a few Chinese friends). In each, 一些 means some, a few or a little. This entry covers this one sense, each shown with its own examples below.
What does 一些 mean?
- 1.
some; a few; a littlequantity
What do the characters in 一些 mean?
- 一not compositional here
- 些some, a few, several
How do you use 一些?
See it in 我买了一些苹果, 他有一些中国朋友 and 喝一些水吧.
What are some examples of 一些 in a sentence?
How is 一些 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你买了什么?
Nǐ mǎile shénme?
What did you buy?
- Speaker B:
我买了一些苹果。
Wǒ mǎile yìxiē píngguǒ.
I bought some apples.
- Speaker A:
给我一个,好吗?
Gěi wǒ yí ge, hǎo ma?
Can you give me one?
- Speaker B:
好!
Hǎo!
Sure!
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.