Usages of jǐ
她 邀请 几 个 客人 来 家里 吃 晚饭。tā yāoqǐng jǐ gè kèrén lái jiāli chī wǎnfàn.
She invited several guests to come to her place for dinner.
我 过 生日 的 时候 不 想 去 很 大 的 聚会, 只 想 跟 几 个 朋友 安静 地 吃饭。Wǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou bù xiǎng qù hěn dà de jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jǐ gè péngyou ānjìng de chīfàn.
When I have my birthday I don’t want to go to big parties; I just want to eat quietly with a few friends.
她 打 篮球 的 时候 没 有 信心, 但 是 踢 了 几 次 足球 以后, 觉得 自己 也 可以 慢慢 提高。tā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.
这 几 天 我 很 忙。zhè jǐ tiān wǒ hěn máng.
These past few days I have been very busy.
过 了 几 个 月, 她 终于 适应 了 校园 的 环境。Guò le jǐ gè yuè, tā zhōngyú shìyìng le xiàoyuán de huánjìng.
After a few months, she finally got used to the campus environment.
这 几 天 作业 太 多, 开心 的 心情 都 变成 了 受不了 的 压力。Zhè jǐ tiān zuòyè tài duō, kāixīn de xīnqíng dōu biànchéng le shòubuliǎo de yālì.
These days there’s too much homework; my happy mood has all turned into unbearable pressure.
我 之所以 觉得 这 几 天 压力 很 大, 是 因为 作业 太 多, 结果 心情 一直 不 太 好。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bù tài hǎo.
The reason I feel a lot of pressure these days is that there’s too much homework, and as a result my mood has been not so good.
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