jī hū bùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
hardly / seems not
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Original source entry:

幾乎不 几乎不 [ji1 hu1 bu4] /hardly/seems not/

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Other forms in these source records: 幾乎不

  • 几
    jī

    small table / (literary) almost

    jǐ

    how many / how much / several / a few

  • 乎
    hū

    (classical particle similar to 於|于[yú]) in / at / from / because / than / (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma], 吧[ba], 呢[ne], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

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