shù​jī

it is to be hoped that

  • created reference approved 庶几/庶幾 → 庶乎 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庶几 / 庶幾 shù​jī

    庶乎 shù​hū

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 庶几/庶幾 · shù​jī · it is to be hoped that — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庶几 / 庶幾

    shù​jī

    it is to be hoped that

    (literary) used to express hope that something might happen, meaning "if only" or "one hopes that"

    庶 (literal) → 庶 · shù · hopefully 几 (literal) → 几/幾 · jī · nearly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 庶几/庶幾 · shù​jī · almost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庶几 / 庶幾

    shù​jī

    almost

    (literary) similar to; nearly; almost; close to

    庶 (literal) → 庶 · shù · near to 几 (literal) → 几/幾 · jī · nearly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 庶几/庶幾 · shù​jī · perhaps — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庶几 / 庶幾

    shù​jī

    perhaps

    (literary) used to express a guess or inference, meaning "maybe" or "perhaps"

    庶 (literal) → 庶 · shù · hopefully 几 (literal) → 几/幾 · jī · nearly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 庶几/庶幾 · shù​jī · virtuous people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庶几 / 庶幾

    shù​jī

    virtuous people

    (literary) a person of talent and virtue

    庶 (literal) → 庶 · shù · near to 几 (literal) → 几/幾 · jī · minute

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense