些
xiē
HSK 1
#86 most
frequent character
some, few, several, (a measure word)
noun
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
些 has 此 this as the meaning part and 二 added only to keep it apart from 此. It first meant 'few, little'. That grew to 'some'.
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Example Sentences
我买了一些水果。
wǒ mǎi le yīxiē shuǐguǒ 。
I bought some fruit.
这里有些人。
zhèlǐ yǒuxiērén 。
There are some people here.
我需要一些时间来完成这个。
wǒ xūyào yīxiē shíjiān lái wánchéng zhègè 。
I need some time to finish this.
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