几 (幾) jǐ
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jǐ
number
several
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: 几 can represent an approximate number between one and nine. For example, in spoken Chinese, 你帮几天忙好了 'Please help for a few days.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176; Guoyu '幾' jǐ adj 2; Kroll 2015 '幾' jǐ 2, pp. 180-181) -
jǐ
pronoun
how many
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity , Concept: Interrogative Pronoun 疑问代词
Notes: 几 may be used when an integer number between 1 and 9 is expected. It is used in this sense as an interrogative pronoun in both modern and Literary Chinese (Norman 1988, p. 119; Sun 2006, loc 2442; ; Guoyu '幾' jǐ adj 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jǐ 1, pp. 180-181). -
jī
noun
Kangxi radical 16
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: A small table (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '几' jī n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53) -
jī
adjective
subtle; invisible; imperceptible
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 细微 (Guoyu '幾' jī adj 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 1, pp. 180-181; Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 53) -
jī
noun
sign; omen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 预兆 (Guoyu '幾' jī n 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 1a, pp. 180-181) -
jī
adverb
nearly; almost
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '幾' jī adv 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 2, pp. 180-181; Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 53) -
jī
verb
near to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 2a, pp. 180-181) -
jī
noun
imminent danger
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '幾' jī adj 2; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 3, pp. 180-181) -
jī
noun
circumstances
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 4, pp. 180-181) -
jī
noun
duration; time
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 5, pp. 180-181) -
jī
adjective
opportunity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 机会 (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 5a, pp. 180-181) -
jī
adjective
never has; hasn't yet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 几曾 (Guoyu '幾' jī adv 2) -
jǐ
noun
a small table
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 几; in the sense of 小桌子 (Guoyu '几' jǐ n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53; Unihan '几') -
jǐ
adjective
[self] composed
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 几(Guoyu '几几' jǐ n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53; Unihan '几') -
jī
phonetic
ji
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used in transliteration of foreign names (Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 54) -
jǐ
pronoun
how many; how much; kiyat
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kiyat, Japanese: ki (BCSD '幾', p. 426; MW 'kiyat'; Unihan '幾')
Contained in
- 蕴界处各有几(蘊界處各有幾) How many aggregates (skanda), elements (dhātu), and spheres (āyatana) are there?
- 人命在几间(人命在幾間) How long is a human lifespan?
- 是人一日一夜起几欲念(是人一日一夜起幾欲念) Will he have many such ideas in the course of a day?
Also contained in
微分几何 、 非欧几何学 、 几何拓扑学 、 几谏 、 几次 、 几乎不 、 几个 、 曾几何时 、 几丁 、 立体几何 、 几部 、 欧式几何学 、 方几 、 几何纹 、 几进宫 、 好几年 、 内在几何学 、 几年来 、 几许 、 代数几何 、 几希 、 几倍 、 黎曼几何学 、 几十 、 几多 、 刘知几 、 几何图案 、 几何平均数 、 一蹴可几 、 茶几 、 堆案盈几 、 几欲 、 射影几何 、 几样 、 几何级数增长 、 几率 、 条几 、 算老几 、 几至 、 代数几何学 、 晏几道 、 十几 、 几何学 、 几时 、 寥寥无几 、 几可乱真 、 所剩无几 、 极深研几
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 6 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 330
- Scroll 10 Abhidharmaprakaraṇapādaśāstra (Apidamo Pin Lei Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨品類足論 — count: 207
- Scroll 8 Abhidharmaprakaraṇapādaśāstra (Zhong Shi Fen Apitan Lun) 眾事分阿毘曇論 — count: 177
- Scroll 11 Abhidharmaprakaraṇapādaśāstra (Apidamo Pin Lei Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨品類足論 — count: 150
- Scroll 14 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apidamo Fa Zhi Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨發智論 — count: 149
- Scroll 27 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 142
- Scroll 22 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 140
- Scroll 21 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 131
- Scroll 3 Abhidharmaprakaraṇapādaśāstra (Zhong Shi Fen Apitan Lun) 眾事分阿毘曇論 — count: 122
- Scroll 4 Abhidharmaprakaraṇapādaśāstra (Apidamo Pin Lei Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨品類足論 — count: 110
Collocations
- 几法 (幾法) 汝婆羅門成就幾法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 51
- 几比丘 (幾比丘) 齊幾比丘名為究竟 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 13
- 几人 (幾人) 弟子幾人 — Sutra on the Names of the Fathers and Mothers of the Seven Buddhas (Qi Fo Fumu Xing Zi Jing) 七佛父母姓字經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
- 几种 (幾種) 當於別解脫法中有幾種法 — Sutra on Śakra's Questions (Dishi Suo Wen Jing) 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 说几 (說幾) 如來說幾比丘多聞 — Yi Jing (Ummagga)意經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 几因缘 (幾因緣) 幾因緣 — Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth (Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing) 人本欲生經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
- 成就几 (成就幾) 汝婆羅門成就幾法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 8
- 几日 (幾日) 未逕幾日 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 7
- 世几 (世幾) 世幾法取愛 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 36 — count: 6
- 行几 (行幾) 當行幾法 — Sutra on Śakra's Questions (Dishi Suo Wen Jing) 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 6