若干 (ruò gān) — a certain number or amount (formal); several
Definition
A formal pronoun meaning 'a certain number or amount; several' — always indefinite, never interrogative. Unlike 几 and 多少, it cannot ask 'how many/how much'; it states an unknown but non-zero quantity, more written than spoken.
pronoun
a certain number or amount (formal)several
Examples
- 若干。Huì yì tǎo lùn le ruò gān wèn tí.The meeting discussed a number of issues.
- 若干。Gōng sī tí gōng le ruò gān jiě jué fāng àn.The company provided several solutions.
- 若干，。Jīng guò ruò gān nián yán jiū, zhōng yú yǒu le tū pò.After several years of research, there was finally a breakthrough.
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