a few in Chinese:

1. 有一点儿

Chinese word "a few"(有一点儿) occurs in sets:

和，或者，但是，因为 - And, or, but, so

2. 几个

Chinese word "a few"(几个) occurs in sets:

限定词 - Quantifying determiners

3. 一些

Chinese word "a few"(一些) occurs in sets:

numbers and amounts