好些 (hǎo xiē) — quite a few; a good many; (pronoun) quite a lot
Definition
好些 (hǎoxiē) is a colloquial way to say 'quite a lot / a good many,' used as an adjective before a noun or a pronoun standing alone. Stronger than 几个 and more everyday than 诸多.
pronoun
quite a fewa good manyquite a lot
Examples
- 。Wǒ men yǒu hǎo hǎo xiē nián méi jiàn le.We haven't seen each other for quite a few years.
- 。Tā mǎi le hǎo hǎo xiē běn xiǎo shuō.He bought quite a few novels.
- 。Hǎo hǎo xiē rén dōu bù xǐ huan zhè zhǒng tiān qì.Quite a lot of people don't like this kind of weather.
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