literary

Meaning of 几许

几许 means how many; how much; what number. Pronounced jǐ xǔ.

  • how many; how much; what number

Definitions & Examples

zhī
rén
zài
děng
zhe
 

It's unknown how many people are waiting for him.

jīng
nián
 
yīng
yǒu
liáng
chén
hǎo
jǐng
shè
 
Biàn便
zòng
yǒu
qiān
zhǒng
fēng
qíng
 
gèng
rén
shuō
 
Niàn
 
qiān
yān
 
ǎi
chén
chén
Chǔ
tiān
kuò
 
Duō
qíng
shāng
bié
 
gèng
kān
lěng
luò
qīng
qiū
jié
 
Jīn
xiāo
jiǔ
xǐng
chù
 
Yáng
liǔ
àn
xiǎo
fēng
cán
yuè
 
jīng
nián
 
yīng
shì
liáng
chén
hǎo
jǐng
shè
 
Biàn便
zòng
yǒu
qiān
zhǒng
fēng
qíng
 
gèng
rén
shuō
 
 (
Liǔ
Yǒng
 
Lín
Líng
 
zhōng
shǐ使
yòng
le
 '
 '
de
jìng
 
biǎo
chóu
bié
de
shēn
zhòng
 )

(Classical poetry context) For years after you depart, fine hours and lovely scenes will go to waste. And even if I had a thousand kinds of tender feelings, to whom could I confide them? (This illustrates the literary, rhetorical use of 'how much' sorrow.)

Tíng
yuàn
shēn
shēn
shēn
 
Yáng
liǔ
duī
yān
 
lián
chóng
shù
 
 (
Ōu
yáng
Xiū
 
Dié
Liàn
Huā
 
 )

Deep, deep the courtyard where he is, so deep it is unseen. The willow leaves, mist-veiled, seem like a curtain in a dream.

Rén
shēng
néng
huān
 

How much joy can one get in life?

xīn
zhōng
cáng
le
 
rén
zhī
xiǎo
 

He holds how many secrets in his heart, known to no one.

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