几个

a few; several, How many?

→ 几
phrase Very common #503
a few; several Placed before a noun to indicate a small, usually unspecified number; with people, it can mean a few members of a group.
CH: 昨天,你手下的几个水手救了图书管理员。
EN: Yesterday, several sailors under your command rescued the librarian.

你就在这墙上钉几个钉子挂上就行了

Just hammer a few nails into this wall and hang it up.

— SoulMate (2016)

我的孩子也饿了,赏几个钱吧…

My child is hungry too—please spare a few coins…

— 怒火青春 (1995)

几个特别的硬币一个老人丢在公园里的,我想是金币

A few special coins were dropped by an old man in the park. I think they’re gold coins.

— 孤堡惊情 (2007)

再做几个检查

Run a few more checks.

— 小姐 (2016)

房间里没几个小孩子。

There are hardly any children in the room.

张教练就这么几个动作

Coach Zhang only has a few moves like that.

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

实际上,他在“关他们的事”前面还加了好几个词。

Actually, he added several words before “it’s none of their business.”

哪几个?

Which ones?

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

萨米变过几个简单的魔术。

Sammy performed a few simple magic tricks.

听听几个大新闻

Listen to a few big news stories.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

“几个蛋糕”

A few cakes

— 西线无战事 (2022)

再去采访几个。

Go interview a few more people.

— 死亡录像 (2007)

你还能生孩子给我们都生几个吧

You can still have children—have a few for all of us.

— 自己去看 (1985)

方法却没有几个

But there are only a few methods.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

买一百张纸,只需花不多的几个标准币。

You can buy a hundred sheets of paper for just a few standard coins.

再多找几个地方

Look in a few more places.

— 追击者 (2008)

一楼住了几个老师

Several teachers live on the first floor.

— 恶魔 (1955)

应该先杀他几个但我们不能损失一人

We should kill a few of them first, but we can’t lose a single person.

— 七武士 (1954)

几个男人在吉普车里跟着她

Several men are following her in a Jeep.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

七月听说你要来特意加了几个菜

When I heard you were coming in July, I specially added a few dishes.

— SoulMate (2016)

那个语言学家精通几个中国方言。

That linguist is proficient in several Chinese dialects.

想起来,那时候我要给王大夫,少买几个馒头就没事了

Looking back, all I had to do back then was buy Doctor Wang a few fewer steamed buns, and everything would have been fine.

— 活着 (1994)

你能不能叫几个女孩子过来。

Could you call a few girls over?

— 大象 (2003)

目前只有几个号码

There are only a few numbers at the moment.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

几个什么几个

A few what?

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

接着他说了几个词,我敢肯定这辈子从没听过。

Then he said a few words I’m sure I’d never heard in my life.

教室里没剩下几个学生了。

There are only a few students left in the classroom.

也许再叫几个小学生吧

Maybe call a few more elementary school students.

— 再见列宁 (2003)

你能不能派几个手下过来啊

Could you send a few of your men over?

— 追击者 (2008)

可是几个小孩随便说说

But the kids were just saying things casually.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

几个邻居笑了起来。

A few neighbors laughed.

再来几个

A few more, please.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

“昨天,你手下的几个水手救了图书管理员。”

Yesterday, some of your sailors saved the librarian.

我们应该多砸几个瓶子的

We should smash a few more bottles.

— 怒火青春 (1995)

要我煮几个蛋吗

Should I boil a few eggs for you?

— 野草莓 (1957)

我与几个男人睡过…

I’ve slept with a few men…

— 野蛮入侵 (2003)

学中文的学生只有他们几个。

They are the only students learning Chinese.

几个回合

A few rounds

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

几个小问题而已

Just a few minor questions.

— 城市英雄 (1993)

杀过几个条子

How many cops have you killed?

— 落水狗 (1992)

请问我们几个该做些什麽呢?

What should we do?

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

平时我们要几个

How many do we usually get?

— 城市英雄 (1993)

就在几个车厢后面.

Just a few carriages back.

— 杀手疾风号 (2022)

因此我打了几个电话

So I made a few phone calls.

— 穆赫兰道 (2001)

我从我的错误里学到了这么多,现在我想再犯几个错!

I’ve learned so much from my mistakes that now I want to make a few more!

现在是躲在乡下,教着几个小学生糊口。

Now he’s hiding out in the countryside, scraping by teaching a few elementary school students.

我要几个土豆。

I’d like a few potatoes.

再来几个桶

A few more buckets.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

我买了几个鸡蛋和一点牛奶。

I bought a few eggs and some milk.

只有几个学生懂那个方面。

Only a few students understand that aspect.

她们那天晚上去了几个夜店

They went to several nightclubs that night.

— 神秘河 (2003)

我几个孩子都出外在工作

All of my children have gone out to work.

— 海角七号 (2008)

但只有几个守卫

But there are only a few guards.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

几个地方,现在不方便

A few places aren’t convenient right now.

— 色‧戒 (2007)

和几个女朋友一起…

With a few girlfriends…

— 朱诺 (2007)

几个小鬼…把车偷去兜风…

A few little brats... stole the car for a joyride...

— 神秘河 (2003)

你给我推荐几个吧。

Could you recommend a few for me?

现在只剩下我们几个呢

Now it’s just the few of us left.

— 大逃杀 (2000)

再拿几个碗给我

Bring me a few more bowls.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

再多吃几个

Have a few more.

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

我去买几个瓶子接圣水

I'll go buy a few bottles to collect holy water.

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

我跟了韩琛三年多以前跟过几个老大加起来也有十年

I've been with Han Chen for over three years. Before that, I worked for a few other bosses—ten years in total.

— 无间道 (2002)

宋子豪在台湾杀了我们几个弟兄现在被警方通缉老大怕他泄露我们的秘密

Song Zihao killed several of our men in Taiwan and is now wanted by the police. The boss is afraid he’ll reveal our secrets.

— 英雄本色 (1986)

我到泰国来是为了几个亿的合同

I came to Thailand for a contract worth hundreds of millions.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

只有几个街区了

It’s only a few blocks away.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

她叫我过来看能不能借几个

She asked me to come over and see if I could borrow a few.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

在卢西欧之前还有几个没了

There were a few others before Lucio who were gone too.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

我和其他几个家伙今天准备搞个聚会。

A few other guys and I are planning to throw a party today.

— 大象 (2003)

几个女人打麻将是黑社会活动?

Is a group of women playing mahjong considered a gang-related activity?

— 黑社会 (2005)

能带几个算几个

Bring as many as you can.

— 鬼童院 (2001)

拿几个盘子给我

Bring me a few plates.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

你给有庆带几个饺子,

Bring Youqing a few dumplings.

— 活着 (1994)

phrase Uncommon #10,569
How many? Used to ask about the number of countable things; it is formed from 几 (“how many”) and the classifier 个.
CH: 你看见几个苹果?
EN: How many apples did you see?

你还有过几个女人啊?

How many other women have you been with?

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

还剩下几个三明治?

How many sandwiches are left?

几个孩子?

How many children?

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

你可以吃几个

How many can you eat?

— 回归 (2006)

几个什么几个

A few what?

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

他们是几个政党组成的?

How many political parties are they made up of?

— 智利说不 (2012)

你要跟几个女孩接吻啊

How many girls are you going to kiss?

— 雨水危机 (2011)

死了几个了?

How many people have died?

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

几个?

How many?

— A Sun (2019)

每个都陪我陪得了几个?

If I keep each of them company, how many can I possibly manage?

— 2046 (2004)

那么你下午到过几个地方?

So, how many places did you visit this afternoon?

几个?

How many?

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

你看见几个

How many did you see?

— 完美陌生人 (2016)