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些

xiē · xie

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HSK 4Old HSK 1

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)些(xiē)什么(shénme)？

    What did you buy?

  2. Liangliang

    一些(yīxiē)苹果(píngguǒ)，还有(háiyǒu)一些(yīxiē)香蕉(xiāngjiāo)。

    Some apples, and some bananas.

  3. Dengdeng

    这些(zhèxiē)苹果(píngguǒ)好(hǎo)大(dà)，那些(nàxiē)香蕉(xiāngjiāo)呢(ne)？

    These apples are big. Where are those bananas?

  4. Liangliang

    那些(nàxiē)我(wǒ)在(zài)路上(lùshang)吃(chī)了(le)一些(yīxiē)。

    Those I ate some of on the way.

  5. Dengdeng

    一些(yīxiē)？袋子(dàizi)里(lǐ)一根(yīgēn)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)了(le)！

    Some? There is not one left in the bag!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)听(tīng)到(dào)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)用(yòng)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)嘀(dí)咕(gu)些(xiē)什(shén)么(me)。

I heard Tom muttering something in French.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)还(huán)了(le)从(cóng)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)借(jiè)的(de)书(shū)，又(yòu)借(jiè)了(le)些(xiē)新(xīn)的(de)。

I returned the books I borrowed from the library, and I borrowed some new ones.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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