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好几

hǎo jǐ · hao ji

Traditional 好幾

Meaning

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  1. several
  2. quite a few
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The midnight thumping

  1. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)眼睛(yǎnjing)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)红(hóng)？

    Why are your eyes so red?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)晚上(wǎnshang)醒(xǐng)了(le)好几(hǎojǐ)次(cì)。

    I woke up several times last night.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？是不是(shìbùshì)太(tài)热(rè)了(le)？

    Why? Was it too hot?

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，楼上(lóushàng)好几(hǎojǐ)次(cì)传来(chuánlái)咚咚(dōngdōng)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)。

    No, several times there was a thumping sound from upstairs.

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)什么(shénme)声音(shēngyīn)？

    What was the noise?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)上去(shàngqù)问(wèn)了(le)。邻居(línjū)说(shuō)他(tā)半夜(bànyè)在(zài)钉(dìng)架子(jiàzi)。

    I went up and asked. The neighbour said he was nailing up a shelf in the middle of the night.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)买(mǎi)了(le)好(hǎo)几(jǐ)本(běn)书(shū)。

I bought several books yesterday.

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

02

他(tā)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)已(yǐ)经(jīng)住(zhù)了(le)好(hǎo)几(jǐ)年(nián)了(le)。

He has already lived here for several years.

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