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    Expressing 'quite a few' with 好几 (hǎojǐ)

    Degree & Intensity
    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    好几 + Measure Word + Noun

    Explanation

    好几 (hǎojǐ) means "quite a few" or "several" and emphasizes that the number is more than just a couple. It is placed before a measure word and noun, as in 好几个小时 (quite a few hours). Compared to 几, which is neutral, 好几 stresses that the quantity is notably large.

    Examples

    • 我们等了好几个小时才买到票。

      Wǒmen děngle hǎo jǐ gè xiǎoshí cái mǎi dào piào.

      We waited for several hours before we could buy tickets.

    • 他去过好几个国家，见识很广。

      Tā qùguò hǎo jǐ gè guójiā, jiànshi hěn guǎng.

      He has been to quite a few countries and is very well-informed.

    • 这道数学题我做了好几遍才做对。

      Zhè dào shùxué tí wǒ zuòle hǎo jǐ biàn cái zuò duì.

      I worked on this math problem several times before getting it right.

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