English–Chinese
“some” in Chinese
How to say “some” in Chinese
“Some” in Chinese is 一些 (yī xiē).
A small, open-ended amount or degree with its exact size left unspecified.
Example sentences with 一些
有一些人来了。yǒu yì xiē rén lái le
Some people came.
Tips for using 一些
- After a verb, this word often marks a small amount of what the action affects, rather than the degree of the action itself.
Other Chinese words for “some”
这项调查显示，有些人不同意这个观点。zhè xiàng diào chá xiǎn shì yǒu xiē rén bù tóng yì zhè ge guān diǎn
This survey shows that some people disagree with this view.
有的菜太咸。yǒu de cài tài xián
Some dishes are too salty.
我有些事要做。wǒ yǒu xiē shì yào zuò
I have some things to do.
会议上个别人提出了不同意见。huì yì shàng gè bié rén tí chū le bù tóng yì jiàn
Some people at the meeting expressed different opinions.