几乎
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
几乎 (jīhū) · almost
几乎 (jīhū) means “almost; nearly”. It is written with 2 characters: 几 (how many) + 乎 (interrogative or exclamatory final particle). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 几乎 is built
The characters
几 jǐ · how many
What 几 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A small table; compare 丌 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
乎 hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
What 乎 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
他几乎每天都来。Tā jīhū měi tiān dōu lái.He comes almost every day.
我几乎忘了这件事。Wǒ jīhū wàng le zhè jiàn shì.I almost forgot about this.
Questions about 几乎
What does 几乎 mean?
几乎 (jīhū) means “almost; nearly”.
How do you pronounce 几乎?
几乎 is pronounced jīhū.
Which HSK level is 几乎?
几乎 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
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Learn 几乎 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.