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好些

hǎo xiē · hao xie

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Meaning

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  1. a good deal of
  2. quite a lot
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Busy park

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)来了(láile)好些(hǎoxiē)人(rén)！

    Quite a lot of people came to the park today!

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，好些(hǎoxiē)人(rén)都(dōu)带了(dàile)狗(gǒu)。

    Yes, quite a lot of people brought dogs.

  3. Dengdeng

    好些(hǎoxiē)狗(gǒu)在(zài)草地(cǎodì)上(shàng)跑来跑去(pǎoláipǎoqù)。

    Quite a lot of dogs are running around on the grass.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)带了(dàile)一个球(yīgèqiú)。

    I only brought one ball.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，好些(hǎoxiē)小狗(xiǎogǒu)在(zài)追(zhuī)你的(nǐde)球(qiú)！

    Look, quite a lot of puppies are chasing your ball!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

病(bìng)人(rén)吃(chī)了(le)新(xīn)药(yào)后(hòu)没(méi)觉(jué)得(de)好(hǎo)些(xiē)了(le)。

The patient, despite having taken the new medication, didn't feel any better.

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

02

呼(hū)吸(xī)点(diǎn)新(xīn)鲜(xiān)空(kōng)气(qì)会(huì)让(ràng)我(wǒ)好(hǎo)些(xiē)。

A little fresh air will do me good.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Jokubas · English by felidad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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