几 幾 jǐ how much / how many / several / a few syn 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several syn 数 數 shù number / figure / several / a few syn 好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several / quite a few syn 凌晨 líng chén very early in the morning / in the wee hours syn 几百 幾百 jǐ bǎi several hundred 业余 業餘 yè yú in one's spare time / outside working hours / amateur (historian etc) syn 几千 幾千 jǐ qiān several thousand 数百万 數百萬 shù bǎi wàn several million 数百 數百 shù bǎi several hundred 雷鸟 雷鳥 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology) 几十亿 幾十億 jǐ shí yì several billion 连夜 連夜 lián yè that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row syn 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop syn 蝉联 蟬聯 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 syn 相加 xiāng jiā to add up (numbers) / (fig.) to put together (several things of the same type, e.g. skills) 数万 數萬 shù wàn several tens of thousands / many thousand 歧义 歧義 qí yì ambiguity / several possible meanings 复方 複方 fù fāng compound prescription (involving several medicines) 历任 歷任 lì rèn (of one person) to hold the successive posts of / (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc) 三国 三國 sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history / any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1luo2] in 658 连日 連日 lián rì day after day / for several days running syn 加点 加點 jiā diǎn to work extra hours / to do overtime 套印 tào yìn color printing using several overlaid images 套色 tào shǎi color printing using several overlaid images 几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few / several / how many 几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days 几次 幾次 jǐ cì several times 几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years / several years / how many years? 几位 幾位 jǐ wèi several people (honorific) / Ladies and Gentlemen! 几个月 幾個月 jǐ ge yuè several months / the last few months 几十年 幾十年 jǐ shí nián several tens of years / several decades 数年 數年 shù nián several years / many years 多用 duō yòng multipurpose / having several uses 靖国神社 靖國神社 jìng guó shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals 点选 點選 diǎn xuǎn to select / (computing) to click on (one of several options) / to navigate to (a webpage) 数月 數月 shù yuè several months 营业时间 營業時間 yíng yè shí jiān business hours / opening hours / office hours 三五 sān wǔ several / three or five 连败 連敗 lián bài consecutive defeats / to lose several times in a row 国家主席 國家主席 guó jiā zhǔ xí president (title of the head of state of China and several other nations) 几倍 幾倍 jǐ bèi several times (bigger) / double, treble, quadruple etc 上班时间 上班時間 shàng bān shí jiān working hours / office hours 最近几年 最近幾年 zuì jìn jǐ nián the last few years / last several years / recent years 几样 幾樣 jǐ yàng several kinds 大坑 dà kēng Tai Hang District, Hong Kong / Dakeng, the name of several places in Taiwan, notably a scenic hilly area of Taichung 台中[Tai2 zhong1] 工作时间 工作時間 gōng zuò shí jiān working hours 重奏 chóng zòu musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏) 邓亚萍 鄧亞萍 dèng yà píng Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner 楼船 樓船 lóu chuán ship with several decks / turreted junk 披星戴月 pī xīng dài yuè to travel or work through night and day / to toil away for long hours syn 秋瑾 qiū jǐn Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films 苍术 蒼術 cāng zhú black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM) 鉴真 鑒真 jiàn zhēn Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism 红珊瑚 紅珊瑚 hóng shān hú red coral / precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) 钟 鐘 zhōng a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]) / clock (CL:座[zuo4]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc) syn 盾 dùn shield / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc) syn 肝 gān liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress / grindy syn 数十亿 數十億 shù shí yì several billion 几年来 幾年來 jǐ nián lái for the past several years 吴晗 吳晗 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 兼课 兼課 jiān kè to teach classes in addition to other duties / to hold several teaching jobs 浯 wú (name of several rivers in China) 食蚁兽 食蟻獸 shí yǐ shòu ant-eater (several different species) 蓠 蘺 lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb 额外时数 額外時數 additional hours / extra hours 额外租用时数 額外租用時數 additional hours / extra hours 几度 幾度 jǐ dù how many times / several times / how many degrees (in terms of temperature or angle) / several degrees / to what degree / to what extent syn 四个小时 四個小時 sì gè xiǎo shí four hours 坐班 zuò bān to work office hours / on duty syn 满点 滿點 mǎn diǎn full working hours / full marks / perfect score / (fig.) (after a attribute) couldn't be more (happy, romantic etc) 营业时候 營業時候 yíng yè shí hou opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant) 办公时间 辦公時間 bàn gōng shí jiān office hours 空中巡逻小时 空中巡邏小時 air patrol hours 万亿瓦小时 万億瓦小時 wàn yì wǎ xiǎo shí Terawatt hours 煤矿工时公约 煤礦工時公約 Convention Limiting Hours of Work in Coal Mines 公路运输工时与间修公约 公路運輸工時與間修公約 Convention concerning Hours of Work and Rest Periods in Road Transport 公路运输工时与间休公约 公路運輸工時與間休公約 Convention concerning the Regulation of Hours of Work and Rest Periods in Road Transport 船上工作时间和配员公约 船上工作時間和配員公約 Convention concerning Hours of Work on Board Ship and Manning 工资、船上工作时间和配员公约 工資、船上工作時間和配員公約 Convention concerning Wages, Hours of Work on Board Ship and Manning 商业和办事处所工时公约 商業和辦事處所工時公約 Convention concerning the Regulation of Hours of Work in Commerce and Offices 公共工程缩短工时公约 公共工程縮短工時公約 Convention concerning the Reduction of Hours of Work on Public Works 玻璃瓶工厂缩短工时公约 玻璃瓶工廠縮短工時公約 Convention concerning the Reduction of Hours of Work in Glass-Bottle Works 每周工作时间减至四十小时公约 每周工作時間減至四十小時公約 Convention concerning the Reduction of Hours of Work to Forty a Week 自动平板玻璃工厂工时公约 自動平板玻璃工廠工時公約 Convention for the Regulation of Hours of Work in Automatic Sheet-Glass Works 纺织业缩短工时公约 紡織業縮短工時公約 Convention concerning the Reduction of Hours of Work in the Textile Industry 海员工时和船舶配员公约 海員工時和船舶配員公約 Convention concerning Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships 错开上下班时间 錯開上下班時間 staggered working hours 早睡早起 zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ early to bed, early to rise / to keep early hours 出满勤，干满点 出滿勤，幹滿點 chū mǎn qín , gàn mǎn diǎn to be assiduous and work full hours 刁斗 diāo dǒu soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times) 错时 錯時 cuò shí to stagger (holidays, working hours etc) 氪肝 kè gān (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing a video game (rather than pay for power-ups) 早睡早起 zǎo shuì - zǎo qǐ early to bed, early to rise / to keep early hours 计酬 計酬 jì chóu to calculate the payment for the work sb has done (based on hours completed or items produced etc) 好几年 好幾年 hǎo jǐ nián several years 兼施 jiān shī using several (methods) 可分 kě fēn can be divided (into parts) / one can distinguish (several types) 