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Mandarin Grammar Point
几乎 (jīhū) - Almost, Nearly

几乎 (jīhū) - Almost, Nearly

Short explanation:

Used to express that something is nearly, almost, or very close to a certain state or degree.

Formation:

几乎 + Verb/Adjective / 几乎 + Quantity Word + Measure Word/Noun

Examples:

我几乎每天都去健身房锻炼，所以我非常健康。
Wǒ jīhū měitiān dōu qù jiànshēnfáng duànliàn, suǒyǐ wǒ fēicháng jiànkāng.
I go to the gym almost every day, so I'm very healthy.
他的汉语说得几乎和中国人一样好。
Tā de Hànyǔ shuō de jīhū hé Zhōngguórén yīyàng hǎo.
His Chinese is spoken almost as well as a Chinese person.
这场比赛太激烈了，我们的队伍几乎赢了。
Zhè chǎng bǐsài tài jīliè le, wǒmen de duìwǔ jīhū yíng le.
The game was so intense, our team nearly won.
他跑得很快，我几乎追不上他。
Tā pǎo dé hěn kuài, wǒ jīhū zhuī bù shàng tā.
He runs so fast that I can hardly catch up with him.

Long explanation:

The Mandarin Chinese phrase '几乎 (jīhū)' is used to indicate that something is almost, nearly, or very close to a certain state, degree, or amount. It is equivalent to the English words 'almost' or 'nearly'. It implies the concept of something being close to the point of almost happening or being true, yet narrowly missing the mark.
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