"A few" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 两 |  liǎng | two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |   |
| 几 | jǐ | how much / how many / several / a few | |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er | |
| 几个 | jǐ ge | a few / several / how many | |
| 少量 | shǎo liàng | a smidgen / a little bit / a few | |
| 少许 | shǎo xǔ | a little / a few | |
| 一二 | yī èr | one or two / a few / a little / just a bit | |
| 些许 | xiē xǔ | a few / a little / a bit | |
| 前些 | qián xiē | a few (days, years etc) ago | |
