好幾 [－几]

Jyutping hou2 gei2
Pinyin hǎo jǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. several
  2. quite a few
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 數詞
    數量​細​但​又​不​至於​稀少
    a few
    • 買好幾個橙
      买好几个橙
      maai5 hou2 gei2 go3 caang2
      to buy a few oranges
    • 我有好幾次都喺大學撞到佢。
      我有好几次都喺大学撞到佢。
      ngo5 jau5 hou2 gei2 ci3 dou1 hai2 daai6 hok6 zong6 dou2 keoi5.
      I've met him in the university for a few times.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    well over (a certain age, number of years, etc.)
  2. noun
    several; quite a few
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我有好几打呢。
    我有好幾打呢。
    wǒ yǒu hǎo jǐ dǎ ne 。
    • I have several dozens of them.
    • I have plenty of them.
  2. Mandarin
    我从英国订了好几本书。
    我從英國訂了好幾本書。
    wǒ cóng yīng guó dìng le hǎo jǐ běn shū 。
    • I ordered several books from England.
    • I've ordered several books from England.
  3. Mandarin
    如果运气好的话，我一天可以生产好几件。
    如果運氣好的話，我一天可以生產好幾件。
    rú guǒ yùn qi hǎo de huà ， wǒ yī tiān kě yǐ shēng chǎn hǎo jǐ jiàn 。
    • I can produce several pieces a day if I'm lucky.
  4. Mandarin
    她有时会一动不动的坐上好几个小时。
    她有時會一動不動的坐上好幾個小時。
    tā yǒu shí huì yī dòng bù dòng de zuò shàng hǎo jǐ gè xiǎo shí 。
    • She will sometimes sit still for hours.
  5. Mandarin
    他常常坐著看海，一看就是好几个小时。
    他常常坐著看海，一看就是好幾個小時。
    tā cháng cháng zuò zhù kàn hǎi ， yī kàn jiù shì hǎo jǐ gè xiǎo shí 。
    • He would sit and look at the sea for hours.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个烛光晚会取消咗好几年喇。
    嗰個燭光晚會取消咗好幾年喇。
    go2 go3 zuk1 gwong1 maan5 wui2 ceoi2 siu1 zo2 hou2 gei2 nin4 laa3.
    • The candlelight vigil has been cancelled for a few years.
  2. Cantonese
    有好几部悲情电影都系以天水围做背景。
    有好幾部悲情電影都係以天水圍做背景。
    jau5 hou2 gei2 bou6 bei1 cing4 din6 jing2 dou1 hai6 ji5 tin1 seoi2 wai4 zou6 bui3 ging2.
    • There are numbers of tragedy movies that were set in Tin Shui Wai.
  3. Cantonese
    佢阿爸死嘅时候，佢痛哭咗好几日。
    佢阿爸死嘅時候，佢痛哭咗好幾日。
    • When his dad died, he cried deeply for many days.
  4. Cantonese
    条桥起好几日就冧，摆明系豆腐渣啦！
    條橋起好幾日就冧，擺明係豆腐渣啦！
    tiu4 kiu4 hei2 hou2 gei2 jat6 zau6 lam3, baai2 ming4 hai6 dau6 fu6 zaa1 laa1!
    • The bridge collapsed a few days after the completion. It is clearly jerry-built!
  5. Cantonese
    佢系我嘅合伙人，我哋合作咗好几年。
    佢係我嘅合夥人，我哋合作咗好幾年。
    keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ge3 hap6 fo2 jan4, ngo5 dei6 hap6 zok3 zo2 hou2 gei2 nin4.
    • He is my business partner. We've been cooperating for several years.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    好几天
    好幾天
    hǎo jǐ tiān
    • quite a few days
  2. Mandarin
    我在阁楼上有好几箱旧衣服。
    我在閣樓上有好幾箱舊衣服。
    wǒ zài gé lóu shàng yǒu hǎo jǐ xiāng jiù yī fú ．
    • I've got boxes of old clothes in the attic.
  3. Mandarin
    另外，包括高姑娘在内有好几位宣教师转至南部服事。
    另外，包括高姑娘在內有好幾位宣教師轉至南部服事。
    lìng wài ， bāo kuò gāo gū niang zài nèi yǒu hǎo jǐ wèi xuān jiào shī zhuǎn zhì nán bù fú shì ．
    • Furthermore, quite a few preachers including Miss Connell transferred to the South to serve.
  4. Mandarin
    到底是谁先动的手，我问了好几个人儿，他们都是一个说法儿，说是××。
    到底是誰先動的手，我問了好幾個人兒，他們都是一個説法兒，説是××。
    dào dǐ shì shéi xiān dòng de shǒu ， wǒ wèn le hǎo jǐ ge rén r5 ， tā men dōu shì yī ge shuō fǎ r5 ， shuō shì ×× ．
    • As for who in the world stroke the hand first, I asked quite several people; they all have the same claim, saying it was **.
  5. Mandarin
    我纠结了好几个月。
    我糾結了好幾個月。
    wǒ jiū jié le hǎo jǐ ge yuè ．
    • I struggled for months.