Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
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.
Related words
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."
Links