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几

jī · ji/jǐ · ji

Traditional 幾

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Meaning

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jī 几

  1. small table

jī 幾

  1. almost

jǐ 幾

  1. how much
  2. how many
  3. several
  4. a few
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How many classes?

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)节(jié)课(kè)？

    How many classes do you have tomorrow?

  2. Liangliang

    两(liǎng)节(jié)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    Two. And you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，明天(míngtiān)星期(xīngqī)几(jǐ)？

    I don't know either. What day is tomorrow?

  4. Liangliang

    星期天(xīngqītiān)。

    Sunday.

  5. Dengdeng

    星期天(xīngqītiān)？那(nà)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)节(jié)课(kè)？

    Sunday? Then how many classes do I have?

  6. Liangliang

    一(yī)节(jié)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)！

    Not one!

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01

今(jīn)天(tiān)是(shì)星(xīng)期(qī)二(èr)，明(míng)天(tiān)是(shì)星(xīng)期(qī)几(jǐ)？

Today is Tuesday. Which day is it tomorrow?

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by Luornu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

去(qù)年(nián)的(de)今(jīn)天(tiān)是(shì)星(xīng)期(qī)几(jǐ)?

What day of the week was it this time last year?

Tatoeba: Chinese by soueihin · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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