Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 几

how much
how many
several
a few

small table

almost

at what time?; when?

table
long table

long narrow table

to go through numerous (setbacks, revisions etc)

(dialect) how much
how many
how (smart etc)
such ...

where in the order of seniority among siblings?
(sometimes used in rhetorical questions to express disparagement)

a small table to accommodate an incense burner

very little
hardly any

several thousand

almost

what time?
when?

a few
several
how many

to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of

tiny
infinitesimal

a few years; several years
how many years?

(literary) how many
quite a few

several days

how old are you? (familiar, or to a child)

probability
odds

somewhat
a bit

geometry
(literary) how much

almost; nearly; practically

not much
very little (e.g. difference)

more than a hundred

Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬 ( Liào Fúbīn), Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer

almost
nearly going to

several times (bigger)
double, treble, quadruple etc

to admonish tactfully

more than ten; a dozen or more

small side table
coffee table
teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)

(slang) heroin

(literary) similar; almost
(literary) if only; it is to be hoped that
(literary) maybe; perhaps

soon
before long

several kinds

several times

chitin

several
quite a few

for the past several years

geometric quantity

Guinea
Taiwan pr. ( Jinēiyā)

(dialect) extremely

a few days ago
a few days before
the past few days
the previous few days

geometry

just who do (you) think (you) are? (or "just who does (she) think (she) is?" etc)

in recent years

for the past few days

which day of the week

(slang) to have served several sentences; recidivist; old lag

several years

kiwi (bird) (loanword)

the past few days

chitin

hardly
seems not

one can't tell how many
numerous similar cases

Xīn Jǐnèiyà

New Guinea

differential geometry

qiúmiànjǐhé

spherical geometry

intrinsic geometry

geometric series

shíwēijiànjǐ

lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)

tóuyǐngjǐhé

projective geometry
same as 射影幾何／射影几何

jíshēnyánjǐ

deep and detailed investigation (idiom)

(math.) geometric topology

jǐhéguāngxué

geometric optics

Euclidean geometry

míngchuāngjìngjī

lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)

to succeed at the first try (idiom)
easy as pie
one can do it at once

geometric figure

fēnxíngjǐhé

fractal geometry

lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
over and over again

céngjǐhéshí

just a while before
not so long ago
everyone can remember when..

(math.) Riemannian geometry

Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author of Elements 幾何原本／几何原本

chuāngmíngjījìng

lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
fig. bright and clean

píngmiànjǐhé

plane geometry

hyperbolic geometry
Lobachevskian geometry

duōkànjǐyǎn

to take a closer look; to look at (sb or sth) a few more times

Jǐhé Yuánběn

Euclid's Elements

solid geometry

suǒshèngwújǐ

there is not much left

analytic geometry
coordinate geometry

Niǔ Jīnèiyà

New Guinea
Papua-New Guinea

zuìjìnjǐnián

the last few years
last several years
recent years

shèyǐngjǐhé

projective geometry

shuāngqūjǐhé

hyperbolic geometry

duī'ànyíngjī

lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work

algebraic geometry

hyperbolic geometry
Lobachevskian geometry

jīkěluànzhēn

to seem almost genuine
easily mistaken for the real thing

descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)

Jǐnèiyà Wān

Gulf of Guinea

jīhūwánquán

almost entirely
almost completely

Euclid of Alexandria (c. 300 BC), Greek geometer and author Elements 幾何原本／几何原本

liáoliáowújǐ

just a very few (idiom); tiny number
not many at all
You count them on your fingers.

non-Euclidean geometry

Límànjǐhéxué

黎曼几何学

[黎曼幾何學]

Riemannian geometry

fēi'ōujǐhéxué

非欧几何学

[非歐幾何學]

non-Euclidean geometry

nèizàijǐhéxué

内在几何学

[內在幾何學]

intrinsic geometry

jǐhépíngjūnshù

几何平均数

[幾何平均數]

geometric mean

shèyǐngjǐhéxué

射影几何学

[射影幾何學]

projective geometry

dàishùjǐhéxué

代数几何学

[代數幾何學]

algebraic geometry

fēnxíngjǐhéxué

分形几何学

[分形幾何學]

fractal geometry

Jīnèiyà Bǐshào

几内亚比绍

[幾內亞比紹]

Guinea-Bissau

wēifēnjǐhéxué

微分几何学

[微分幾何學]

differential geometry

Jīnèiyà Bǐsuǒ

几内亚比索

[幾內亞比索]

Guinea-Bissau (Tw)

Chìdào Jīnèiyà

赤道几内亚

[赤道幾內亞]

Equatorial Guinea

tóuyǐngjǐhéxué

投影几何学

[投影幾何學]

projective geometry
same as 射影幾何學／射影几何学

Oūshìjǐhéxué

欧氏几何学

[歐氏幾何學]

Euclidean geometry

jiěxījǐhéxué

解析几何学

[解析幾何學]

analytic geometry
coordinate geometry

Oūshìjǐhéxué

欧式几何学

[歐式幾何學]

Euclidean geometry

jǐhétuòpūxué

几何拓扑学

[幾何拓撲學]

(math.) geometric topology

jǐhéjíshùzēngzhǎng

几何级数增长

[幾何級數增長]

exponential increase

Lǐwǎjīyà Tiáoyuē

里瓦几亚条约

[里瓦幾亞條約]

Treaty of Livadia (1879) between Russia and China, relating to territory in Chinese Turkistan, renegotiated in 1881 (Treaty of St. Petersburg)

Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà

巴布亚新几内亚

[巴布亞新幾內亞]

Papua New Guinea

Bābùyà Niǔ Jīnèiyà

巴布亚纽几内亚

[巴布亞紐幾內亞]

(Tw) Papua New Guinea