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Simplfied Chinese
一些
Traditional Chinese
一些
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī xiē
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 se1
Short definition a few
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions a fewAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: a few
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameldc
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: some; a few; a little
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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(tā) she
(cún) savings
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一些(yī xiē) a few
(qián) money
以备不时之需( yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xū)

She saved some money for a rainy day.

多花( duō huā) floweriness
点钱(diǎnqián) to count money
(zài) (located) at
房子(fáng zi) room
(shàng) upper
也有(yěyǒu)
一些(yī xiē) a few
好处(hǎochù) gain
例如(lì rú) for example
卖的( mài de) selling
时候(shíhòu) time
可以(kě yǐ) can
(mài) to sell
(gè) variant of 個个ge4
比较好(bǐ jiào hǎo) comparatively better
(dedì) of
价钱(jiàqián) price

Investing money in your home has some merit; when it is time to sell it you can get more money.

(tā) another
(mǎi) to purchase
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
蔬菜(shū cài) produce
还有(hái yǒu) also
一些(yī xiē) a few
水果(shuǐ guǒ) fruit

He bought vegetables and some fruit.

穿上(chuān shàng) to put on (clothes etc)
外套(wài tào) coat
(ba) dumb
你会(nǐhuì)
(nuǎn) warm
一些(yī xiē) a few

Put this jacket on, and you'll be much warmer.

(tā) another
(jǐ) to provide
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
(wǒ) I
一些(yī xiē) a few
(qián) money

He gave me some money.

您的( nín de) your, yours (polite form)
品味(pǐn wèi) to taste
(zhēn) true
(gāo) loud
! 」
店员(diàn yuán) store clerk
叹道( tàn dào) to sigh
。 「
不过(bù guò bú guò) but
我们( men) us
还有(hái yǒu) also
一些(yī xiē) a few
价钱(jiàqián) price
比较(bǐ jiào) quite
相宜(xiāng yí) to be suitable or appropriate
(dedì) of
款式(kuǎn shì) style
(nín) you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你ni3)
真的(zhēn de) really
不要(bù yào) must not
先看(xiānkàn)
一下(yī xià) a little
(ma) (question tag)
? 」
"You have expensive taste!" the shopkeeper exclaimed. "Are you sure you don't want to look through our cheaper variants first?"

(wǒ) I
正在(zhèng zài) currently
忙着(máng zhe) to be occupied with (doing sth)
(bàn) to do
一些(yī xiē) a few
⋯ ⋯
事情(shì qing) thing
, 」
(dí) surname Di
(mǎ) surname Ma
回应(huí yìng) response
(dào) way
。 「
就当( jiù dāng)
(wǒ) I
求求你(qiú qiú nǐ) beseech you
(ba) dumb
(ràng) to yield
我试(wǒshì)
穿(chuān) to wear
一下(yī xià) a little
(nà nā nā) Na
(tào) sheath
西装(xī zhuāng) Western-style clothes
(ba) dumb
。 」
"I'm in a terrible hurry... for reasons I can't say," Dima replied to the woman. "Please, just let me try on that suit there."

(tā) she
(zuó) yesterday
(tiān) sky
买了(mǎi le) to buy
一些(yī xiē) a few
蔬菜(shū cài) produce

She bought some vegetables yesterday.

(dàng) when
你在(nǐzài)
(tīng) to sentence
外语(wài yǔ) foreign language
或者(huò zhě) or
不能(bù néng) to be unable
说是(shuōshì)
外语(wài yǔ) foreign language
(ba) dumb
! )
(dedì) of
歌曲(gē qǔ) song
(shí) when
例如(lì rú) for example
(shì) is
斯洛伐克语(sī luò fá kè yǔ) Slovak language
(zōu) ,
马其顿(mǎ qí dùn) Macedonia
(yǔ) dialect
或者是(huòzhěshì)
斯洛文尼亚语(sī luò wén ní yà yǔ) Slovenian (language)
(dedì) of
歌曲(gē qǔ) song
(shí) when
你会(nǐhuì)
听见(tīng jiàn) to hear
一些(yī xiē) a few
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
从小就(cóngxiǎojiù)
懂得(dǒng dé dǒng de) to understand
(dedì) of
字词(zì cí) words or phrase
有时(yǒu shí) sometimes
甚至会(shènzhìhuì)
听懂(tīng dǒng) to catch (what is spoken)
(yī) all
整句(zhěngjù)
句子(jù zi) sentence
然后(rán hòu) thereupon
你的(nǐde) your
心里(xīn lǐ) chest
就会(jiùhuì)
泛起(fànqǐ)
一阵(yī zhèn) a fit
温暖的感觉( wēn nuǎn de gǎn jiào) warmness

It warms your heart when, while listening to a song in a (seemingly!) foreign language — Slovak, Macedonian, or Slovenian — you hear words that you have known since your childhood and even understand whole phrases.

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