on; on top; upon; first (of two parts); previous or last (week etc); upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; above; to go up; to attend (class or university); third tone of putonghua[cedict]
九
jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇ
nine; 9[cedict]
层
céngㄘㄥˊ
layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)[cedict]
几乎
jī hūㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ
almost; nearly; practically[cedict]
是
shìㄕˋ
is; are; am; yes; to be[cedict]
这里
zhè lǐㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ
here[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]