几乎jī hūalmost; nearly; practically

1. 1.

   almost; nearly; practicallyadverb

• 几(literary) almost
• 乎not compositional here

几乎 goes before the verb or before 每 + time, and often pairs with 都 or 没有.

1. HSK 2

   我几乎每天都喝咖啡。

   Wǒ jīhū měi tiān dōu hē kāfēi.

   I drink coffee almost every day.

2. HSK 2

   他几乎不吃肉。

   Tā jīhū bù chī ròu.

   He almost never eats meat.

3. HSK 2

   教室里几乎没有人了。

   Jiàoshì lǐ jīhū méiyǒu rén le.

   There is almost nobody left in the classroom.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你常常去那家饭馆吗？

   Nǐ chángcháng qù nà jiā fànguǎn ma?

   Do you often go to that restaurant?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   是的，我几乎每个星期都去。

   Shì de, wǒ jīhū měi gè xīngqī dōu qù.

   Yes, I go almost every week.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那里什么菜好吃？

   Nàlǐ shénme cài hǎochī?

   Which dishes are good there?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   鱼很好吃，下次我带你去。

   Yú hěn hǎochī, xià cì wǒ dài nǐ qù.

   The fish is very good. I'll take you next time.

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Related words

• 差不多chà bu duōalmostHSK 3
• 一定yí dìngsurely; certainly; definitelyHSK 3
• 一直yì zhícontinuously; always; all the way throughHSK 3
• 一边yì biāndoing whileHSK 3
• 不用bú yòngneed notHSK 3
• 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlierHSK 3

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