"Several" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 jǐ how much / how many / several / a few
 jǐ ge a few / several / how many
 hǎo jǐ several / quite a few
 sān wǔ several / three or five
 shù number / figure / several / CL:個|个[ge4]
 jǐ tiān several days
 jǐ cì several times
 jǐ nián a few years / several years / how many years
 Sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2] in 658
 jǐ wèi several people (honorific) / Ladies and Gentlemen!
 jǐ ge yuè several months / the last few months
 shù bǎi several hundred
 jǐ shí nián several tens of years / several decades
 jǐ bǎi several hundred
 shù wàn several tens of thousands / many thousand
 shù nián several years / many years
 duō yòng multipurpose / having several uses
 jǐ qiān several thousand
 jǐ ge xiǎo shí several hours
 lián yè that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row
 zhū hóu feudal vassal / feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 / of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC / subordinate warlord / local official
 Jìng guó Shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals
 jiān rèn to hold several jobs at once / concurrent post / working part-time
 diǎn xuǎn to select / (computing) to click on (one of several options) / to navigate to (a webpage)
 shù yuè several months
 shù bǎi wàn several million
 fù fāng compound prescription (involving several medicines)
 lián bài consecutive defeats / to lose several times in a row
 lì rèn (of one person) to hold the successive posts of / (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)
 guó jiā zhǔ xí president (title of the head of state of China and several other nations)
 jǐ bèi several times (bigger) / double, treble, quadruple etc
 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship
 zuì jìn jǐ nián the last few years / last several years / recent years
 jǐ yàng several kinds
 lián rì day after day / for several days running
亿 jǐ shí yì several billion
 qí yì ambiguity / several possible meanings
 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology)
 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
 Nán tiān mén The Southern Heavenly Gates / a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
 chóng zòu musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 / or trio 三重奏)
 Dèng Yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner
 lóu chuán ship with several decks / turreted junk
 tào yìn color printing using several overlaid images
 qiū jǐn Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
 tào shǎi color printing using several overlaid images
 cāng zhú black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM)
 Jiàn zhēn Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
 hóng shān hú red coral / precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)
 jǐ nián lái for the past several years
 Wú Hán Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution
 jiān kè to teach classes in addition to other duties / to hold several teaching jobs
 dùn shield / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
 Wú (name of several rivers in China)
 lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb
亿 shù shí yì several billion
 hǎo jǐ nián several years
 tuī zhēn to recommend a student for admission to a higher-level school / to put a student on the recommendation track (one of several ways of gaining admission to a higher-level school in Taiwan) / abbr. for 推薦甄選|推荐甄选
 Luò hé name of several rivers / North Luo river, tributary of Wei river 渭河|渭河[Wei4 He2] in Shaanxi
 jiān shī using several (methods)
 duō mù jù play in several acts / full-length drama
 duō rì sài race of several days / many day competition
 duō yīn duō yì zì character having several readings and meanings
 tào zuò intercropping / growing several crops together
 fēng zhāi fast (in several religions) / Ramadan (Islam) / see also 齋月|斋月[Zhai1 yue4]
 jǐ jìn gōng (slang) to have served several sentences / recidivist / old lag
 Zhāng Yī Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works
 shù zhōu several weeks / also written 數週|数周
 shù xiǎo shí several hours
 shù zhōu several weeks
 Héng duàn shān mài Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet
 jiāng lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori
 Wáng Sù Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts
 Shùn dì líng several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 寧遠縣|宁远县[Ning2 yuan3 xian4] in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2] Shanxi
 hǔ bān yīng wǔ budgerigar (genus Psittacella, several species) / budgie
 chóng wū lit. multiple roof / building of several stories
 Jiàn zhēn hé shang Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
 A1 lǔ bā (Tw) (slang) a prank, prevalent in Chinese schools and known as "happy corner" in Hong Kong, in which several people carry a victim with his legs spread open, bringing his groin up against a pole or tree trunk
 ān diǎn saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum
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 guì shān hú precious coral / red coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)
 qián xiōng tiē hòu bèi (lit.) chest sticking to back / (fig.) famished / (of several persons) packed chest to back
 Qí rén zhī fú lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom) / fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners / the life of a pasha
 yán (used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron) / also pr. [jian1]
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