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几近 (jī) — almost, nearly, on the verge of (formal/literary)

Definition

A formal adverb meaning 'almost / on the verge of,' used in writing to describe a state reached just short of an extreme. Stronger and more literary than the everyday 几乎, which is the spoken equivalent for most contexts.

adverb
almostnearlyon the verge of (formal/literary)

Examples

  • 几近。
    Tā jī bēng kuì le.
    He was on the verge of collapse.
  • 几近。
    Zhè ge jì huà jī wán měi.
    This plan is nearly perfect.
  • 几近。
    Tā de bìng qíng jī hǎo zhuǎn.
    His condition is on the verge of improving.

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