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The character 几 is a pictograph depicting a low table or stool with a flat top and two curved legs. Originally, it referred specifically to this type of domestic furniture. Today, it also functions as the simplified form of the traditional character 幾, which is composed of elements representing silk threads and a weapon, and originally meant a tiny or imperceptible amount. Due to this merger, 几 is now used as a question word for "how many" and as an adjective meaning "several" or "a few", while retaining its original meaning of a small table.
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我有几个苹果。
你现在几岁了？
这本书几块钱？
他几天没来上课了。
你能等我几分钟吗？
我们还需要准备几样东西。
不管发生几件事，都要冷静。
经过几次失败后，他终于成功了。