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些

xiē

HSK 1 Character

What 些 means

1. classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

Example sentences

• 大声些。
  Louder.
• 多学些。
  Learn a bit more.
• 更清晰些。
  Gèng qīngxī xiē.
  Be more precise.
• 吃些火腿。
  Chī xiē huǒtuǐ.
  Have some ham.
• 这些是人。
  These are people.
• 这些是笔。
  These are pens.

Words starting with 些

• 些许xiē xǔa few; a little; a bit
• 些微xiē wēislight; minor; small; slightly

Words containing 些

• 一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
• 这些zhè xiēthese
• 有些yǒu xiēsome; somewhat; rather; a bit
• 那些nà xiēthose
• 某些mǒu xiēsome; certain (things)
• 哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?; who?; what?
• 好些hǎo xiēa good deal of; quite a lot
• 险些xiǎn xiēnarrowly; almost; nearly
• 有些人yǒu xiē rénsome people
• 这些个zhè xiē gethese
• 前些qián xiēa few (days, years etc) ago
• 多少有些duō shǎo yǒu xiēsomewhat; more or less
• 早些zǎo xiēa bit earlier
• 大一些dà yī xiēa bit bigger
• 有一些yǒu yī xiēsomewhat; rather; some

Characters that look like 些

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 将jiāngwill; shall; to use
• 奖jiǎngprize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise; to award…
• 秀xiù(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent…
• 疫yì(bound form) epidemic; plague
• 奎kuícrotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy
• 娄Lóusurname Lou; one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy

Sounds the same

Read xiē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 歇to rest; to take a break; to stop
• 蝎(bound form) scorpion
• 楔wedge; to hammer in (variant of 揳
• 揳to hammer in (a nail); to drive (a wedge)
• 褉short garments
• 滊saline pond
• 猲short-snout dog