幾個

See also: 几个

Chinese

		how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost	(a measure word); individual
trad. (幾個)		幾	個
simp. (几个)		几	个

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐgè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄍㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² go³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kí-ke

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐgè → jǐge (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄍㄜˋ → ㄐㄧˇ ˙ㄍㄜ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jii.geh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐge̊
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kɤ⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi²¹⁴ g̊ə⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² go³
  - Yale: géi go
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² go³
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi² go³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ kɔː³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kí-ke
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi` ge
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi³ ge⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki³¹ ke⁵⁵/

Determiner

幾個

a few; several; some; a handful
大字不識幾個 / 大字不识几个 ― dàzì bùshí jǐge ― able to recognize only a handful of Chinese characters; illiterate

你可不可以推薦幾個比較好的學校？ [MSC, trad.]
你可不可以推荐几个比较好的学校？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ kě bù kěyǐ tuījiàn jǐge bǐjiào hǎo de xuéxiào? [Pinyin]
Could you recommend a few good schools?

See also

一些 (yīxiē)
若干 (ruògān)

Adverb

幾個

how many
寶寶幾個月會爬？ / 宝宝几个月会爬？ ― Bǎobǎo jǐge yuè huì pá? ― At how many months can a baby crawl?

Usage notes

Strictly speaking, 幾個／几个 (jǐgè) should only be used with nouns that take 個／个 (gè) as a primary classifier.
幾個／几个 (jǐgè) is only used when the answer to "how many?" is expected to be under ten. For amounts that are expected to exceed ten, 多少 (duōshao) is used instead.

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