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Expressing 'some' with 一些 (yìxiē) as a pronoun
HSK 2Numbers & Quantity
Structure
Verb + 一些
Explanation
一些 can also stand alone as a pronoun meaning "some" without a following noun, when the noun is understood from context. It often appears as an object. For example, 我想买一些 means "I want to buy some" and 给我一些 means "Give me some."
Examples
这些苹果很甜，你也尝一些吧。
zhèxiē píngguǒ hěn tián, nǐ yě cháng yīxiē ba.
These apples are very sweet; you should try some too.
如果你需要纸，我这里还有一些。
rúguǒ nǐ xūyào zhǐ, wǒ zhèlǐ hái yǒu yīxiē.
If you need paper, I still have some here.
蛋糕还剩一些，你要不要？
dàngāo hái shèng yīxiē, nǐ yào bú yào?
There's still some cake left; do you want some?