十几

shí jǐ · shi ji

Traditional 十幾

Meaning

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  1. more than ten; a dozen or more

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)十(shí)几(jǐ)个(gè)人(rén)挤(jǐ)在(zài)一(yí)辆(liàng)小(xiǎo)车(chē)里(lǐ)。

A dozen or so of us were crammed into a small car.

02

他(tā)十(shí)几(jǐ)岁(suì)就(jiù)离(lí)开(kāi)家(jiā)乡(xiāng)去(qù)外(wài)地(dì)打(dǎ)工(gōng)。

He left his hometown in his teens to work elsewhere.

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