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几乎

jīhū

Description

“几乎”的意思是差一点,还差很小的一点点就到了某个程度。

The meaning of "几乎" is almost, just a tiny bit short of reaching a certain degree.

我们常常用它来说事情差不多是这样的,比如“几乎所有人”“几乎每天”。

We often use it to say that something is nearly like this, for example, "几乎所有人" (almost everyone) and "几乎每天" (almost every day).

Meanings

几乎jīhū

almost; nearly

我几乎每天都喝咖啡。

I drink coffee almost every day.

几乎jīhū

almost (something bad nearly happened)

我今天几乎迟到了。

I was almost late today.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    几 (how much/nearly) + 乎 (classical particle), forming an adverb meaning "almost."

  • Nuance

    几乎 stresses being very close to a point; 差不多 is more general "roughly."

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