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十几

more than ten

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shi2ji3 • shíjǐ

Meaning

Primary

more than ten

Alternatives

over ten, ten plus, ten something

Hint

If the order of the characters were reversed, as in 几十, it would mean "tens" instead.

Mnemonic

If you have 十 ten and then 几 several more, you have 十几 more than ten in total.

Usage

十几 条 渔船

more than ten fishing boats

我 拍 了 十几 张 照片。

I took more than ten pictures.

二十几

more than twenty