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jǐ

几jǐjǐ
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Usages of jǐ

她tā　邀请yāoqǐng　几jǐ　个gè　客人kèrén　来lái　家jiā里li　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。tā yāoqǐng jǐ gè kèrén lái jiāli chī wǎnfàn.
She invited several guests to come to her place for dinner.
我Wǒ　过guò　生日shēngrì　的de　时候shíhou　不bù　想xiǎng　去qù　很hěn　大dà　的de　聚会jùhuì，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　几jǐ　个gè　朋友péngyou　安静ānjìng　地de　吃饭chīfàn。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tā　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú　的de　时候shíhou　没méi　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn，　但dàn　是shì　踢tī　了le　几jǐ　次cì　足球zúqiú　以后yǐhòu，　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　也yě　可kě以yǐ　慢慢mànmàn　提高tígāo。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zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng。zhè jǐ tiān wǒ hěn máng.
These past few days I have been very busy.
过Guò　了le　几jǐ　个gè　月yuè，　她tā　终于zhōngyú　适应shìyìng　了le　校园xiàoyuán　的de　环境huánjìng。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Zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　开心kāixīn　的de　心情xīnqíng　都dōu　变成biànchéng　了le　受不了shòubuliǎo　的de　压力yālì。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wǒ　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　压力yālì　很hěn　大dà，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　结果jiéguǒ　心情xīnqíng　一直yìzhí　不bú　太tài　好hǎo。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bú 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.
老师lǎoshī　在zài　黑板hēibǎn　上shàng　写xiě　了le　几jǐ　个gè　生词shēngcí，　我们wǒmen　先xiān　读dú，　再zài　写xiě　句子jùzi。lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě le jǐ gè shēngcí, wǒmen xiān dú, zài xiě jùzi.
The teacher wrote a few new words on the blackboard; we read them first, then write sentences.
客房服务kèfángfúwù　几jǐ　点diǎn　结束jiéshù？kèfángfúwù jǐ diǎn jiéshù?
What time does room service end?
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