Word: 幾個 (jǐge) a few; several

他們懂得讀這幾個字嗎？

Tāmen dǒngde dú zhè jǐ ge zì ma?

Are they able to read these words?

他們等了他好幾個小時。

Tāmen děng le tā hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

They waited for him for hours.

他們談計劃談了幾個小時。

Tāmen tán jìhuà tánle jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

They talked over the plan for hours.

他利用工作的間隙背幾個單詞。

Tā lìyòng gōngzuò de jiànxì bèi jǐ ge dāncí.

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

他同時打開了好幾個網頁。

Tā tóngshí dǎkāile hǎo jǐ ge wǎngyè.

He opened several web pages at the same time.

他提出了幾個改變事物的方法。

Tā tíchūle jǐ ge gǎibiàn shìwù de fāngfǎ.

He gave several examples of how we could change things.

他的失敗看來有幾個原因。

Tā de shībài kànlai yǒu jǐ ge yuányīn.

There seem to be several reasons for his failure.

他輾轉了好幾個城市。

Tā zhǎnzhuǎnle hǎo jǐ ge chéngshì.

He wandered through quite a few cities.

你們去哪幾個城市？

Nǐmen qù nǎ jǐ ge chéngshì?

Which cities are you all going to?

公司想吸收幾個新員工。

Gōngsī xiǎng xīshōu jǐ ge xīn yuángōng.

The company wants to recruit a few new employees.

幾個政黨組成聯盟，共同執政。

Jǐ ge zhèngdǎng zǔchéng liánméng, gòngtóng zhízhèng.

Several parties formed a coalition and governed together.

幾個無賴在街邊攔住了過路的人。

Jǐ ge wúlài zài jiē biān lánzhùleguò lù de rén.

A few hoodlums stopped passersby on the street.

幾個問題一齊出現，真讓人頭疼。

Jǐ ge wèntí yìqí chūxiàn, zhēn ràng rén tóuténg.

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

參加昨天會議的只有幾個人。

Cānjiā zuótiān huìyì de zhǐyǒu jǐ ge rén.

Only a few people came to the meeting yesterday.

只有幾個學生懂那個方面。

Zhǐyǒu jǐ ge xuésheng dǒng nàge fāngmiàn.

Only some students understand that aspect.

可以舉幾個例子嗎？

Kěyǐ jǔ jǐ ge lìzi ma?

Please give us some examples.

臺風的破壞跨越了好幾個省。

Táifēng de pòhuài kuàyuèle hǎo jǐ ge shěng.

The typhoon caused damage across several provinces.

在這次考試中我犯了幾個錯誤。

Zài zhècì kǎoshì zhōng wǒ fànle jǐ ge cuòwù.

I made several mistakes in the exam.

她在本子上寫了幾個字。

Tā zài běnzi shàng xiěle jǐ ge zì.

She wrote a few characters in her notebook.

她每天上幾個小時網。

Tā měitiān shàng jǐ ge xiǎoshí wǎng.

She goes online for several hours every day.

她等了好幾個小時。

Tā děng le hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

She waited for hours and hours.

她問了我們好幾個問題。

Tā wèn le wǒmen hǎo jǐ ge wèntí.

She asked us several questions.

學中文的學生只有他們幾個。

Xué Zhōngwén de xuésheng zhǐyǒu tāmen jǐ ge.

They are the only students who study Chinese.

它花了幾個月。

Tā huāle jǐ ge yuè.

It took months.

山上的寺廟里住著幾個和尚。

Shānshàng de sìmiào lǐ zhùzhe jǐ ge héshang.

A few monks live in the temple on the mountain.

我一直讀這個讀了幾個小時。

Wǒ yìzhí dú zhège dúle jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

I have been reading this for a few hours.

我買了幾個雞蛋和一點牛奶。

Wǒ mǎile jǐ ge jīdàn hé yìdiǎn niúnǎi.

I bought a few eggs and a little milk.

我們已經等了好幾個小時了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng děng le hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí le.

We’ve been waiting for hours.

我們等了好幾個小時，但他沒來。

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

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

我只記得夢里的幾個片段。

Wǒ zhǐ jìde mèng lǐ de jǐ ge piànduàn.

I only remember a few fragments of my dream.

我和她交往幾個月了。

Wǒ hé tā jiāowǎng jǐ ge yuè le.

I've been going out with her for months.

我已經在這裡工作幾個小時了。

Wǒ yǐjīng zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò jǐ ge xiǎoshí le.

I've already been working here for several hours.

我打算每天花幾個小時來學英文。

Wǒ dǎsuàn měitiān huā jǐ ge xiǎoshí lái xué Yīngwén.

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

我有幾個好朋友。

Wǒ yǒu jǐ ge hǎo péngyou.

I have several good friends.

我有幾個朋友在國外。

Wǒ yǒu jǐ ge péngyou zài guówài.

I have some friends abroad.

我望著海好幾個小時。

Wǒ wàngzhe hǎi hǎo jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

I gazed at the sea for hours.

我母親在水果店買了好幾個蘋果。

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幾個字。

Wǒ yòng wǒ de zìdiǎn chále nà jǐ ge zì.

I looked up the words in my dictionary.

我的牙在幾個小時後又痛起來了。

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

My toothache returned in a few hours.

我要幾個土豆。

Wǒ yào jǐ ge tǔdòu.

I want some potatoes.

我要打幾個電話。

Wǒ yào dǎ jǐ ge diànhuà.

I had some calls to make.

我還要再待幾個星期。

Wǒ hái yào zài dài jǐ ge xīngqī.

I am staying for another few weeks.

我需要幾個人幫我。

Wǒ xūyào jǐ ge rén bāng wǒ.

I need help from several people.

搬家時我需要幾個幫手。

Bānjiā shí wǒ xūyào jǐ ge bāngshou.

I need a few helpers when I move.

教室里只剩下幾個學生了。

Jiàoshì lǐ zhǐ shèngxià jǐ ge xuésheng le.

There were only a few pupils left in the classroom.

教室里沒剩下幾個學生了。

Jiàoshì lǐ méi shèngxià jǐ ge xuésheng le.

There were few students remaining in the classroom.

新領導重用了幾個老同事。

Xīn lǐngdǎo zhòngyòngle jǐ ge lǎo tóngshì.

The new leader promoted several old colleagues to important positions.

日本和好幾個海外國家做貿易。

Rìběn hé hǎo jǐ ge hǎiwài guójiā zuò màoyì.

Japan trades with several foreign countries.

水泥幾個小時後就會固化。

Shuǐní jǐ ge xiǎoshí hòu jiù huì gùhuà.

The cement will harden in a few hours.

看來有幾個原因導致了他的失敗。

Kànlai yǒu jǐ ge yuányīn dǎozhìle tā de shībài.

There seem to be several reasons for his failure.

知道真相的人只有幾個。

Zhīdào zhēnxiàng de rén zhǐyǒu jǐ ge.

Only a handful of people know the fact.

知道自己血型的人沒幾個。

Zhīdào zìjǐ xuèxíng de rén méi jǐ ge.

Very few people know what their blood group is.

經理決定處分遲到的那幾個員工。

Jīnglǐ juédìng chǔfèn chídào de nà jǐ ge yuángōng.

The manager decided to discipline the employees who were late.

能在杯子上雕刻幾個字嗎？

Néng zài bēizi shàng diāokè jǐ ge zì ma?

Can you engrave a few words on this cup?

能教我幾個拍照技巧嗎？

Néng jiāo wǒ jǐ ge pāizhào jìqiǎo ma?

Could you teach me a few photography techniques?

街上有幾個學生在為孤兒募捐。

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

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

計劃被擱置了好幾個月。

Jìhuà bèi gēzhìle hǎo jǐ ge yuè.

The plan was put on hold for several months.

這幾個字該怎麼解釋？

Zhè jǐ ge zì gāi zěnme jiěshì?

How would you explain these words?

這年代已經沒幾個學生用鉛筆了。

Zhè niándài yǐjīng méi jǐ ge xuésheng yòng qiānbǐ le.

Few students use pencils these days.

這樣做你能節約幾個小時。

Zhèyàng zuò nǐ néng jiéyuē jǐ ge xiǎoshí.

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

這片海上有幾個無人居住的島嶼。

Zhè piàn hǎishàng yǒu jǐ ge wúrén jūzhù de dǎoyǔ.

There are several uninhabited islands in this stretch of sea.

那個逃犯藏匿在山里好幾個月了。

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

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

風暴幾個小時沒有減弱了。

Fēngbào jǐ ge xiǎoshí méiyǒu jiǎnruòle.

The storm didn't abate for several hours.

齊里在那房子里只住了幾個月。

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

Ziri only lived in that house for a few months.