Word: 几个 (jǐge) a few; several

他们懂得读这几个字吗？

Tāmen dǒngde dú zhè jǐ ge zì ma?

Are they able to read these words?

他们等了他好几个小时。

Tāmen děng le tā hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

They waited for him for hours.

他们谈计划谈了几个小时。

Tāmen tán jìhuà tánle jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

They talked over the plan for hours.

他利用工作的间隙背几个单词。

Tā lìyòng gōngzuò de jiànxì bèi jǐ ge dāncí.

He uses the breaks in his work to memorize a few words.

他同时打开了好几个网页。

Tā tóngshí dǎkāile hǎo jǐ ge wǎngyè.

He opened several web pages at the same time.

他提出了几个改变事物的方法。

Tā tíchūle jǐ ge gǎibiàn shìwù de fāngfǎ.

He gave several examples of how we could change things.

他的失败看来有几个原因。

Tā de shībài kànlai yǒu jǐ ge yuányīn.

There seem to be several reasons for his failure.

他辗转了好几个城市。

Tā zhǎnzhuǎnle hǎo jǐ ge chéngshì.

He wandered through quite a few cities.

你们去哪几个城市？

Nǐmen qù nǎ jǐ ge chéngshì?

Which cities are you all going to?

公司想吸收几个新员工。

Gōngsī xiǎng xīshōu jǐ ge xīn yuángōng.

The company wants to recruit a few new employees.

几个政党组成联盟，共同执政。

Jǐ ge zhèngdǎng zǔchéng liánméng, gòngtóng zhízhèng.

Several parties formed a coalition and governed together.

几个无赖在街边拦住了过路的人。

Jǐ ge wúlài zài jiē biān lánzhùleguò lù de rén.

A few hoodlums stopped passersby on the street.

几个问题一齐出现，真让人头疼。

Jǐ ge wèntí yìqí chūxiàn, zhēn ràng rén tóuténg.

Several problems showed up simultaneously, which is a real headache.

参加昨天会议的只有几个人。

Cānjiā zuótiān huìyì de zhǐyǒu jǐ ge rén.

Only a few people came to the meeting yesterday.

只有几个学生懂那个方面。

Zhǐyǒu jǐ ge xuésheng dǒng nàge fāngmiàn.

Only some students understand that aspect.

可以举几个例子吗？

Kěyǐ jǔ jǐ ge lìzi ma?

Please give us some examples.

台风的破坏跨越了好几个省。

Táifēng de pòhuài kuàyuèle hǎo jǐ ge shěng.

The typhoon caused damage across several provinces.

在这次考试中我犯了几个错误。

Zài zhècì kǎoshì zhōng wǒ fànle jǐ ge cuòwù.

I made several mistakes in the exam.

她在本子上写了几个字。

Tā zài běnzi shàng xiěle jǐ ge zì.

She wrote a few characters in her notebook.

她每天上几个小时网。

Tā měitiān shàng jǐ ge xiǎoshí wǎng.

She goes online for several hours every day.

她等了好几个小时。

Tā děng le hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

She waited for hours and hours.

她问了我们好几个问题。

Tā wèn le wǒmen hǎo jǐ ge wèntí.

She asked us several questions.

学中文的学生只有他们几个。

Xué Zhōngwén de xuésheng zhǐyǒu tāmen jǐ ge.

They are the only students who study Chinese.

它花了几个月。

Tā huāle jǐ ge yuè.

It took months.

山上的寺庙里住着几个和尚。

Shānshàng de sìmiào lǐ zhùzhe jǐ ge héshang.

A few monks live in the temple on the mountain.

我一直读这个读了几个小时。

Wǒ yìzhí dú zhège dúle jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

I have been reading this for a few hours.

我买了几个鸡蛋和一点牛奶。

Wǒ mǎile jǐ ge jīdàn hé yìdiǎn niúnǎi.

I bought a few eggs and a little milk.

我们已经等了好几个小时了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng děng le hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí le.

We’ve been waiting for hours.

我们等了好几个小时，但他没来。

Wǒmen děng le hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí, dàn tā méi lái.

We've been waiting for hours, but he hasn't come.

我只记得梦里的几个片段。

Wǒ zhǐ jìde mèng lǐ de jǐ ge piànduàn.

I only remember a few fragments of my dream.

我和她交往几个月了。

Wǒ hé tā jiāowǎng jǐ ge yuè le.

I've been going out with her for months.

我已经在这里工作几个小时了。

Wǒ yǐjīng zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò jǐ ge xiǎoshí le.

I've already been working here for several hours.

我打算每天花几个小时来学英文。

Wǒ dǎsuàn měitiān huā jǐ ge xiǎoshí lái xué Yīngwén.

I intend to devote a few hours a day to the study of English.

我有几个好朋友。

Wǒ yǒu jǐ ge hǎo péngyou.

I have several good friends.

我有几个朋友在国外。

Wǒ yǒu jǐ ge péngyou zài guówài.

I have some friends abroad.

我望着海好几个小时。

Wǒ wàngzhe hǎi hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

I gazed at the sea for hours.

我母亲在水果店买了好几个苹果。

Wǒ mǔqīn zài shuǐguǒ diàn mǎile hǎo jǐ ge píngguǒ.

My mother bought several apples at the fruit store.

我用我的字典查了那几个字。

Wǒ yòng wǒ de zìdiǎn chále nà jǐ ge zì.

I looked up the words in my dictionary.

我的牙在几个小时后又痛起来了。

Wǒ de yá zài jǐ ge xiǎoshí hòu yòu tòng qǐlaile.

My toothache returned in a few hours.

我要几个土豆。

Wǒ yào jǐ ge tǔdòu.

I want some potatoes.

我要打几个电话。

Wǒ yào dǎ jǐ ge diànhuà.

I had some calls to make.

我还要再待几个星期。

Wǒ hái yào zài dài jǐ ge xīngqī.

I am staying for another few weeks.

我需要几个人帮我。

Wǒ xūyào jǐ ge rén bāng wǒ.

I need help from several people.

搬家时我需要几个帮手。

Bānjiā shí wǒ xūyào jǐ ge bāngshou.

I need a few helpers when I move.

教室里只剩下几个学生了。

Jiàoshì lǐ zhǐ shèngxià jǐ ge xuésheng le.

There were only a few pupils left in the classroom.

教室里没剩下几个学生了。

Jiàoshì lǐ méi shèngxià jǐ ge xuésheng le.

There were few students remaining in the classroom.

新领导重用了几个老同事。

Xīn lǐngdǎo zhòngyòngle jǐ ge lǎo tóngshì.

The new leader promoted several old colleagues to important positions.

日本和好几个海外国家做贸易。

Rìběn hé hǎo jǐ ge hǎiwài guójiā zuò màoyì.

Japan trades with several foreign countries.

水泥几个小时后就会固化。

Shuǐní jǐ ge xiǎoshí hòu jiù huì gùhuà.

The cement will harden in a few hours.

看来有几个原因导致了他的失败。

Kànlai yǒu jǐ ge yuányīn dǎozhìle tā de shībài.

There seem to be several reasons for his failure.

知道真相的人只有几个。

Zhīdào zhēnxiàng de rén zhǐyǒu jǐ ge.

Only a handful of people know the fact.

知道自己血型的人没几个。

Zhīdào zìjǐ xuèxíng de rén méi jǐ ge.

Very few people know what their blood group is.

经理决定处分迟到的那几个员工。

Jīnglǐ juédìng chǔfèn chídào de nà jǐ ge yuángōng.

The manager decided to discipline the employees who were late.

能在杯子上雕刻几个字吗？

Néng zài bēizi shàng diāokè jǐ ge zì ma?

Can you engrave a few words on this cup?

能教我几个拍照技巧吗？

Néng jiāo wǒ jǐ ge pāizhào jìqiǎo ma?

Could you teach me a few photography techniques?

街上有几个学生在为孤儿募捐。

Jiēshang yǒu jǐ ge xuésheng zài wèi gū'ér mùjuān.

A few students are collecting donations for orphans on the street.

计划被搁置了好几个月。

Jìhuà bèi gēzhìle hǎo jǐ ge yuè.

The plan was put on hold for several months.

这几个字该怎么解释？

Zhè jǐ ge zì gāi zěnme jiěshì?

How would you explain these words?

这年代已经没几个学生用铅笔了。

Zhè niándài yǐjīng méi jǐ ge xuésheng yòng qiānbǐ le.

Few students use pencils these days.

这样做你能节约几个小时。

Zhèyàng zuò nǐ néng jiéyuē jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

If you do it this way, you can save several hours.

这片海上有几个无人居住的岛屿。

Zhè piàn hǎishàng yǒu jǐ ge wúrén jūzhù de dǎoyǔ.

There are several uninhabited islands in this stretch of sea.

那个逃犯藏匿在山里好几个月了。

Nàge táofàn cángnì zài shān lǐ hǎo jǐ ge yuè le.

The fugitive has been hiding in the mountains for several months.

风暴几个小时没有减弱了。

Fēngbào jǐ ge xiǎoshí méiyǒu jiǎnruòle.

The storm didn't abate for several hours.

齐里在那房子里只住了几个月。

Qí lǐ zài nà fángzi lǐ zhǐ zhùle jǐ ge yuè.

Ziri only lived in that house for a few months.