quite a few; a good many
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnumeral
quite a few; a good many; a lot of
Used before nouns or measure words to indicate a considerable but indefinite quantity. Often used with time words (e.g., 天, 年) or countable nouns to suggest 'a significant number/amount'.
Tā他
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
gōng工
zuò作
hǎo好
xiē些
nián年
le了
。
He has worked here for quite a few years.
Wǒ我
yǒu有
hǎo好
xiē些
wèn问
tí题
xiǎng想
qǐng请
jiào教
nǐ你
。
I have quite a few questions I would like to ask you.
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Hǎo好
xiē些
tiān天
méi没
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
，
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
gān干
zào燥
。
It hasn't rained for quite a few days; the weather is very dry.
Zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
yǒu有
hǎo好
xiē些
rén人
méi没
yǒu有
lái来
。
Quite a few people didn't come to this meeting.