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一些

yī xiē · yi xie

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Meaning

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  1. some
  2. a few
  3. a little
  4. (following an adjective) slightly ...er
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Some snacks

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)点(diǎn)什么(shénme)？

    What would you like to eat?

  2. Dengdeng

    一些(yīxiē)甜(tián)的(de)，一些(yīxiē)咸(xián)的(de)。

    Some sweet ones, some salty ones.

  3. Liangliang

    一些(yīxiē)是(shì)多少(duōshao)？

    How much is "some"?

  4. Dengdeng

    一些(yīxiē)就是(jiùshì)五(wǔ)六(liù)个(gè)。

    "Some" is... five or six.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)点(diǎn)一些(yīxiē)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Then let's order some.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，点(diǎn)一些(yīxiē)，再(zài)点(diǎn)一些(yīxiē)。

    Okay. Order some, then order some more.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)是(shì)想(xiǎng)写(xiě)一(yì)些(xiē)没(méi)有(yǒu)逗(dòu)号(hào)的(de)小(xiǎo)句(jù)子(zi)。

I'm only going to write small sentences without commas.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunnywqing · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

冰(bīng)箱(xiāng)里(lǐ)还(hái)有(yǒu)一(yì)些(xiē)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)和(hé)牛(niú)奶(nǎi)。

There are still some eggs and milk in the fridge.

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一
yī

one; single

些
xiē

classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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