What does 些 mean in Chinese?

些 (xiē) means "some; a few" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 些 in a sentence?

我买了一些水果。 (Wǒ mǎi le yīxiē shuǐguǒ.) — I bought some fruit.

Pinyin: xiē

some; a few

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 🔢 Numbers & Measure

Example sentence

我买了一些水果。

Wǒ mǎi le yīxiē shuǐguǒ.

I bought some fruit.

What 些 means

些 (xiē) is a Chinese word meaning “some; a few”. It belongs to the Numbers & Measure topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

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