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Simplfied Chinese
好几
Traditional Chinese
好幾
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
hǎo jǐ
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
hou2 gei2
Short definition quite a few
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions quite a fewAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: quite a few
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameldc
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: several; quite a few
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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我有(wǒyǒu)
好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
(dǎ) from
(níní) woolen material

I have several dozens of them.

我从( cōng)
英国(yīng guó) English
订了(dìng le) to book
好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
本书( běn shū)

I ordered several books from England.

如果(rú guǒ) if
运气(yùnqì) luck (good or bad)
好的(hǎo de) good
(huà) talk
(wǒ) I
一天(yī tiān) one day
可以(kě yǐ) can
生产(shēng chǎn) production
好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
(jiàn) component

I can produce several pieces a day if I'm lucky.

云层(yún céng) cloud layers
(dedì) of
构成(gòu chéng) to form
方式(fāng shì) mode
(yǒu) some
好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
(zhòng) seed

There are several kinds of cloud formations.

你要(nǐyào)
(jiāo) to deliver
(jǐ) a few
(zhāng) to spread
照片(zhào piàn) picture
(tián) to fill or stuff
好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
(zhāng) to spread
表格(biǎo gé) form
办好(bàn hǎo) to manage well
签证(qiān zhèng) visa

You need to hand in a few photos, fill in a form, and get a visa.

(wǒ) I
(zuó) yesterday
(tiān) sky
买了(mǎi le) to buy
好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
本书( běn shū)

I bought several books yesterday.

(dà dài dài) big
象的( xiàng de) elephantine
体型(tī xíng tǐ xíng) build
(bǐ bǐbì) ratio
老鼠(lǎo shǔ) rat
(dedì) of
体型(tī xíng tǐ xíng) build
(dà dài dài) big
好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
(bèi) double

Elephants are several times the size of mice.

因为(yīn wèi) because
这是(zhèshì)
一个(yī gè) a
(yǒu) some
好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
(céng) storey
(dedì) of
瀑布(pù bù) waterfall
所以(suǒ yǐ) as a result
速度慢
也不会(yě bù huì) also cannot
让人惊讶( ràng rén jīng yà) to surprise people

As this is a cascade with multiple layers, it shouldn't be surprising that it's slow.

好几(hǎo jǐ) quite a few
(jiān jiàn jiàn) gap
小屋(xiǎo wū) hut
(bèi) quilt
洪水(hóng shuǐ) flood
孤立(gū lì) isolated
起来了(qǐ lai le) to have got up

Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.

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