几分

幾分

jǐfēn

adverb

Meanings

1 somewhat
2 a bit
3 a certain degree of

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

这孩子长得有几分像他爷爷。

Zhè háizi zhǎngde yǒu jǐfēn xiàng tā yéye.

The kid looks a bit like his grandfather.

HSK 5

他说的话有几分道理。

Tā shuō de huà yǒu jǐfēn dàolǐ.

There's some truth in what he says.

Tips

usage

Here 分 is a tenth, so 有几分 means 'to some degree': 有几分把握 'fairly confident', 有几分醉意 'a bit tipsy', 带着几分得意 'with a touch of smugness'. The same characters can also be a plain question about a score: 你考了几分？ 'What score did you get?'

Stroke Order

几 jǐ

分 fēn