No. 530 in Chinese
几乎
Almost; nearly.
In a sentence
他几乎每天都去跑步。
He almost runs every day.
The word '几乎' is used here to indicate that the action of running happens on nearly every day, but with slight exceptions.
这个问题几乎没人能回答。
Almost no one can answer this question.
The word '几乎' serves to express that very few, if any, people are capable of answering the question.
我几乎完成了这项任务。
I almost completed this task.
The word '几乎' describes that the speaker is very close to finishing the task, but it is not yet fully completed.
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