些 (xiē) means Some (a few). Below are 24 of the 150 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这 些 花真漂亮。
Zhèxiē huā zhēn piàoliang.
These flowers are really beautiful.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 花
这 些 面条真好吃！
Zhèxiē miàntiáo zhēn hǎochī!
These noodles are really tasty!
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 好吃
桌子上有一 些 花。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yìxiē huā.
There are some flowers on the table.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 花
这 些 青菜很新鲜。
Zhèxiē qīngcài hěn xīnxiān.
These green vegetables are very fresh.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 青
请注意这 些 细节。
Qǐng zhùyì zhèxiē xìjié.
Please pay attention to these details.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 细节
别为这 些 小事烦恼。
Bié wèi zhèxiē xiǎo shì fánnǎo.
Do not worry about these little things.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 烦恼
这 些 旧衣服别扔了。
Zhèxiē jiù yīfu bié rēng le.
Do not throw these old clothes away.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 扔
这 些 字的顺序错了。
Zhèxiē zì de shùnxù cuò le.
The order of these characters is wrong.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 顺序
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From the graded readers
他还要了一 些 菜。
tā háiyāo le / liǎo / liào yīxiē cài.
He also ordered some vegetables.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
他给我开了一 些 药。
tā gěi wǒ kāile yīxiē yào.
He prescribed me some medicine.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor
有 些 东西，发消息是给不了的。
yǒuxiē dōngxī, fā xiāoxi shì gěi bùliǎo de / dì.
There are some things a message simply cannot give you.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
也许他是对的。可是有 些 东西被扔掉以后，就再也找不回来了。
yěxǔ tā shì duì de / dì. kěshì yǒuxiē dōngxī bèi rēngdiào yǐhòu, jiù zài yě zhǎo bù huílai.
Maybe he's right. But some things, once thrown away, can never be got back.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
From the travel phrasebook
些 appears in 150 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 些
How is 些 used in a sentence?
This page shows 150 sentences using 些 (xiē, "Some (a few)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 些 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 些 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 些 an HSK word?
Yes — 些 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 些?
The dictionary page for 些 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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