些 (xiē): classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
些 (xiē) is a Chinese character meaning “classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 此 (phonetic) and 二 (semantic). It ranks #86 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 些 two. Its radical form 二 (two) appears in many related characters such as 二 (èr, two), 五 (wǔ, five), 于 (yú, (of time or place) in).
Definitions
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 些
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 这些pronoun | zhè xiē | these | 1 |
| 那些pronoun | nà xiē | those | 1 |
| 一些numeral-measure | yī xiē | some | 1 |
| 有些pronoun/adverb | yǒu xiē | some | 1 |
| 哪些pronoun | nǎ xiē | which ones? | 1 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 某些 | mǒu xiē | some |
| 好些 | hǎo xiē | a good deal of |
| 些许 | xiē xǔ | a few |
| 险些 | xiǎn xiē | narrowly |
| 些微 | xiē wēi | slight |
| 有一些 | yǒu yī xiē | somewhat |
| 有些人 | yǒu xiē rén | some people |
| 这些个 | zhè xiē ge | these |
| 大一些 | dà yī xiē | a bit bigger |
| 前些 | qián xiē | a few (days, years etc) ago |
| 多少有些 | duō shǎo yǒu xiē | somewhat |
| 早些 | zǎo xiē | a bit earlier |
些 appears in 17 compound words: 12 as the first character, 76 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 些 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他买了一些水果和零食，准备周末招待来访的朋友。
Tā mǎi le yīxiē shuǐguǒ hé língshí, zhǔnbèi zhōumò zhāodài láifǎng de péngyou.
He bought some fruits and snacks to entertain visiting friends on the weekend.
没有你想的那么光鲜 有些冬奥选手已私下在做一事
méi yǒu nǐ xiǎng de nà má guāng xiān yǒu xiē dōng ào xuǎn shǒu yǐ sī xià zài zuò yī shì
Not as glamorous as you think Some Winter Olympians are already doing something in private
歐洲表現最佳與最差股票有哪些?
歐 zhōu biǎo 現 zuì jiā 與 zuì chā gǔ piào yǒu nǎ xiē ?
Which are the best and worst performing stocks in Europe?
欧洲市场表现最佳和最差的股票有哪些?
ōu zhōu shì chǎng biǎo xiàn zuì jiā hé zuì chā de gǔ piào yǒu nǎ xiē ?
Which are the best and worst performing stocks in the European market?
押风口!这些基金经理四季度就预测机器人板块火爆
yā fēng kǒu ! zhè xiē jī jīn jīng lǐ sì jì dù jiù yù cè jī qì rén bǎn kuài huǒ bào
Bet on the windfall! These fund managers predicted a robotics sector fire in Q4
致敬坚守者:宝山这些身影温暖了我们的团圆年|在宝山..
zhì jìng jiān shǒu zhě bǎo shān zhè xiē shēn yǐng wēn nuǎn le wǒ men de tuán yuán nián zài bǎo shān . .
Salute to the Steadfast: These Figures in Baoshan Warmed Our Reunion Year | In Baoshan...
这么贵！能便宜些吗？
Zhème guì! néng piányi xiē ma?
That's so expensive! Can't you get it cheaper?
我能问一些问题吗？
Wǒ néng wèn yīxiē wèntí ma?
May I ask a few questions?
树上有些苹果，不是吗？
Shù shàng yǒuxiē píngguǒ, bù shì ma?
There are a few apples on the tree, aren't there?
你可不可以帮我把这些句子翻译成中文？
Nǐ kěbu kěyǐ bāng wǒ bǎ zhèxiē jùzi fānyì chéng Zhōngwén?
Can you help me to translate these sentences into Chinese?
Character Family
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