几乎 (jīhū) — almost
HSK 3 | adverb | almost, nearly, hardly — very close to a condition but not quite reaching it
几乎 (jīhū)
几乎 means almost or nearly — very close to a state or quantity but just short of it. It can describe closeness to either a positive or negative condition.
Meanings
- [adverb] Almost; nearly; hardly; virtually.
Example Sentences
他几乎每天都来这里。 Tā jīhū měitiān dōu lái zhèlǐ. He comes here almost every day.
我几乎忘了这件事。 Wǒ jīhū wàng le zhè jiàn shì. I almost forgot about this matter.
班里几乎所有人都去了。 Bān lǐ jīhū suǒyǒu rén dōu qù le. Almost everyone in the class went.
他学了三年，几乎可以流利地说汉语了。 Tā xué le sān nián, jīhū kěyǐ liúlì de shuō Hànyǔ le. After three years of study, he can speak Chinese almost fluently.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 几乎所有 | almost all |
| 几乎每天 | almost every day |
| 几乎不 | hardly ever |
| 几乎没有 | almost none |
| 几乎可以 | almost able to |
Memory Hook
几 (how many — a small number, just a few) plus 乎 (a question / breath). Just a few breaths away from the answer — so close to the limit it almost touches it.