Meaning
some; few; several; (a measure word)
Chinese: 一些，表示少量。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xie” becomes a different word in each tone. 些 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 这些zhè xiēthese
- 一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 那些nà xiēthose
- 有些yǒu xiēsome; somewhat; rather; a bit
- 哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?; who?; what?
More Words
Example Sentence
我买了一些水果。Wǒ mǎi le yì xiē shuǐ guǒ.I bought some fruit.
我WǒI买mǎito buy了le(completed action)一yìone些xiēsome水果shuǐ guǒfruit。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
此 (this) over 二 (two): an indefinite small amount — ‘some, a few, a little’ (一些, 这些, 有些).
A way to remember it
The ‘some / a few’ word: 一些, 那些.