几 (幾) jǐ

1. jǐ number several
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: 几 can represent an approximate number between one and nine. For example, in spoken Chinese, 你帮几天忙好了 'Please help for a few days.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176; Guoyu '幾' jǐ adj 2; Kroll 2015 '幾' jǐ 2, pp. 180-181)
2. jǐ pronoun how many
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity , Concept: Interrogative Pronoun 疑问代词
   Notes: 几 may be used when an integer number between 1 and 9 is expected. It is used in this sense as an interrogative pronoun in both modern and Literary Chinese (Norman 1988, p. 119; Sun 2006, loc 2442; ; Guoyu '幾' jǐ adj 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jǐ 1, pp. 180-181).
3. jī noun Kangxi radical 16
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: A small table (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '几' jī n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53)
4. jī adjective subtle; invisible; imperceptible
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 细微 (Guoyu '幾' jī adj 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 1, pp. 180-181; Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 53)
5. jī noun sign; omen
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 预兆 (Guoyu '幾' jī n 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 1a, pp. 180-181)
6. jī adverb nearly; almost
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '幾' jī adv 1; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 2, pp. 180-181; Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 53)
7. jī verb near to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 2a, pp. 180-181)
8. jī noun imminent danger
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '幾' jī adj 2; Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 3, pp. 180-181)
9. jī noun circumstances
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 4, pp. 180-181)
10. jī noun duration; time
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 5, pp. 180-181)
11. jī adjective opportunity
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 机会 (Kroll 2015 '幾' jī 5a, pp. 180-181)
12. jī adjective never has; hasn't yet
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 几曾 (Guoyu '幾' jī adv 2)
13. jǐ noun a small table
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 几; in the sense of 小桌子 (Guoyu '几' jǐ n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53; Unihan '几')
14. jǐ adjective [self] composed
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 几(Guoyu '几几' jǐ n; Mathews 1931 '几', p. 53; Unihan '几')
15. jī phonetic ji
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Used in transliteration of foreign names (Mathews 1931 '幾', p. 54)
16. jǐ pronoun how many; how much; kiyat
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kiyat, Japanese: ki (BCSD '幾', p. 426; MW 'kiyat'; Unihan '幾')

Contained in

• 突瑟几理多 wrongdoing; misdeed; minor misdeed; duṣkṛta; dukkaṭa
• 粥去饭来何日了 日升月落几时休(粥去飯來何日了 日升月落幾時休) Go the congees and come the rice, when will this ever end? Rises the sun and sets the moon, when will they ever rest?

Also contained in

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Truncated for common words

• Malaysia 馬來亞 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 29
• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 25
• Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 18
• I Can Tolerate this for a Lifetime 我就這樣忍了一生 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 — count: 11
• The Mainland Sangha in Taiwan 大陸僧侶在台灣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7－僧信篇1》 — count: 11
• Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 11
• Hsing Yun Diary 27 - True Spiritual Practice: The Road to Success 星雲日記27～真修行 成功之路(1994/1/16～1994/1/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 10
• Philippines 菲律賓 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 10
• Hsing Yun Diary 19 - A Heart-to-Heart Talk 星雲日記19～談心接心 談心接心(1992/10/1～1992/10/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 9
• Gold does not Move a Monastic's Heart - Discussing my Ideas on Lack of Attraction to Money 黃金不動道人心──談我不為金錢誘惑的想法 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 — count: 8

Collocations

• 几百 (幾百) 觀世音菩薩可以現幾千幾百億萬的身 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 3: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (eight bodies, Vajrapāṇi) 三．三十三身（八部身，執金剛身） — count: 21
• 几位 (幾位) 你們幾位和別人不一樣 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 11
• 几句话 (幾句話) 因為星雲法師要我校對後說幾句話 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Afterword 校後感言 — count: 10
• 几句 (幾句) 宗光向女兒說了幾句安慰的話 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (heavenly body and human body) 二．三十三身（天身、人身） — count: 9
• 几种 (幾種) 除了以上這幾種不同場合的巡寮之外 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 11: Visit Rounds to Notify the Multitude 第十一講‧巡寮告眾 — count: 6
• 在几 (在幾) 人命在幾間 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講　精進為降魔的根本 — count: 5
• 讲几 (講幾) 你就出去講幾句客氣話好了 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 3
• 几家 (幾家) 關仔嶺大仙寺幾家而已 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 3: Layout of a Monastery 第三講‧叢林布局 — count: 3
• 上几 (上幾) 一天要坐上幾支香 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 13: Day Off and Time Off 第十三講‧放香假期 — count: 3
• 几万 (幾萬) 隋唐時寺廟多達幾萬間 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 3: Layout of a Monastery 第三講‧叢林布局 — count: 3