几（幾）jǐ

 ❶ （询问数目） how many: ～ 点钟了？ What's the time?;What time is it? ～ 天可以完工？ How many days will it take to finish the work? 今天 ～ 号？ What's the date today? 离这儿有 ～ 里地？ How far is it from here? 你 ～ 号？ What's your number? 太平天国起义在一八 ～ ～ 年？ In which year of the 19th century did the Taiping Revolution break out?
❷ （表示大于一而小于十的不定数目） a few;several;some: 20 ～ 个人 twenty odd people；
过 ～ 天 in a couple of days;10 ～ 岁的孩子 teenager；
说 ～ 句话 say a few words；
相差无 ～ not much difference；
村子很小，没有 ～ 户人家。 The village is quite small,with a few households. 我有 ～ 个，可是不多。 I have a few,but not many.
另见 see also jī。
◆几次三番 often and often;time and again;repeatedly；
几多 how many;how much；
几番风雨 the devastation of a few storms and gusts；
几分 a bit;somewhat;rather；
几何 how much;how many;geometry；
几何设计处理 geometric design processing (GDP)；
几经沧桑 go [have been;pass] through the mill;marked by vicissitudes；
几经起伏 have a chequered career；
几内亚 Guinea；
几内亚比绍 Guinea-Bissau；
几起几落 several ups and downs；
几上几下 go up or step down many times；
几时 what time;when；
几许 [书] （多少） how much;how many