No. 1,747 in Chinese
幾個
"幾個" means "how many" or "several."
In a sentence
我有几个问题想问你。
I have a few questions I'd like to ask you.
Here, '几个' is used to indicate an unspecified small number, commonly translated as 'a few' in English.
请帮我拿几个苹果。
Please help me take a few apples.
In this sentence, '几个' refers to an unknown but probably small quantity of apples, emphasizing indefiniteness.
在会议中有几个人提出了不同的观点。
In the meeting, several people put forward different opinions.
Here, '几个' describes 'few people,' but with flexibility in the exact number, generally understood as 'several.'
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