HSK 3 · VERSION 2.0#10
Expressing “Nearly” with “jīhū”
几乎
How it works
几乎 means “almost” or “nearly.”
The pattern
Subject + 几乎 + Verb / Adjective
Example sentences
我几乎忘了这件事。
I almost forgot this matter.
教室里的人几乎都到了。
Almost everyone in the classroom arrived.
他累得几乎走不动了。
He was so tired that he could almost not walk.
Usage note
几乎 often comes before the verb or phrase it modifies.