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Characters, words, pinyin or English

些 xiē some

some; a few

How to remember 些: 此 this + 二 two = some. At the market the picky chef points at this peach and two more, and after an hour of sniffing buys only some of them.

  • 86. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 二

Component breakdown

些 = 此 this + 二 two

  • 此 this
    • 止 stop
    • 匕 spoon
  • 二 two
The Gushi story

At the market the picky chef points at this peach and two more, and after an hour of sniffing buys only some of them.

How it is used

  • A measure word for 'some / a few' - 一些书 (yìxiē shū) some books, 这些 (zhèxiē) these, 有些人 (yǒuxiē rén) some people.
  • It only ever follows 一 or a demonstrative (这 / 那 / 哪), never a real number, and always stays vaguely plural.

Words with 些

Example sentences

  • 这些花很漂亮。 Zhèxiē huā hěn piàoliang.These flowers are very beautiful.
  • 这些小草很绿。 Zhèxiē xiǎocǎo hěn lǜ.The grass is very green.
  • 这些苹果重5斤。 Zhèxiē píngguǒ zhòng wǔ jīn.These apples weigh five pounds.
  • 这些水果很新鲜。 Zhèixiē shuǐguǒ hěn xīnxian.The fruit is very fresh.