DICTIONARY
The Chinese word yixie - 一些 - yīxiē
(some in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
yīxiē
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
some, somewhat,
several, few, a few, a little
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of yīxiē are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 一些 ( yixie / yīxiē ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo maile yixie shuiguo.
Wǒ mǎile yīxiē shuǐguǒ.– English translation: I bought some fruit.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
throughout | some
一些 ( yixie / yīxiē ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 67)
一些 ( yixie / yīxiē ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 67)
More words that mean somewhat in Chinese
yǒuxiē ( 有些 )
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