Structure:

Subject + 几乎 + Adjective/Verb/[Verb phrase]

Meaning:

几乎 means ‘nearly’, ‘almost’ or ‘practically’, and is used to emphasize that someone or something ‘almost’ meets a certain standard or is close to doing something.

Examples:

1. 你 看 她 几乎 要 哭 了，别 问 了。

Nǐ kàn tā jīhū yào kū le, bié wèn le.

  She’s about to cry, don’t ask her.

2. 这 个 运动员 的 表现 几乎 完美，但是 分数 很 低。

Zhè ɡè yùndònɡyuán de biǎoxiàn jīhū wánměi, dànshì fēnshù hěn dī.

  The athlete’s performance was almost perfect, but his rank was still low.

3. 他几乎有一百辆车。

Tājīhūyǒuyìbǎiliànɡchē.

He has almost one hundred cars.

4. 他的头发几乎白了 。

Tādetóufɑjīhūbáile.

    His hair is almost white.

5. 如果 你 不 提醒 我，我 几乎 忘 了。

Rúɡuǒ nǐ bú tíxǐnɡ wǒ, wǒ jīhū wànɡ le.

    If you didn’t remind me, I almost forgot about it.