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a few meaning in Chinese

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a few (a small number of things)
pronoun
[UK: ə fjuː]
[US: ə ˈfjuː]

一些 /yīxiē/pronoun

几个 /jǐgè/pronoun

幾個pronoun

若干 /ruògān/pronoun

a few (a small number of)
determiner
[UK: ə fjuː]
[US: ə ˈfjuː]

一些 /yīxiē/determiner

几个 /jǐgè/determiner

幾個determiner

若干 /ruògān/determiner

quite a few (indefinite and somewhat large number)
determiner
[UK: kwaɪt ə fjuː]
[US: ˈkwaɪt ə ˈfjuː]

不少 /bùshǎo/determiner

好几 /hǎojǐ/determiner

好幾determiner

相当多 /xiāngdāng duō/determiner

相當多determiner

quite a few (large number)
noun
[UK: kwaɪt ə fjuː]
[US: ˈkwaɪt ə ˈfjuː]

不少 /bùshǎo/noun

好几 /hǎojǐ/noun

好幾noun

相当多 /xiāngdāng duō/noun

相當多noun

you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette (phrase)
phrase

天下沒有白吃的午餐phrase

有得必有失; 有失才有得phrase