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Definitions

  1. 1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. 2. (bound form) individual

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6145383)

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Words Containing 个

妈了个巴子
mā le ge bā zi

fuck!

个人赛
gè rén sài

individual competition

个人数字助理
gè rén shù zì zhù lǐ

personal digital assistant (PDA)

两个中国
liǎng gè zhōng guó

two-China (policy)

个人
gè rén

individual

一个将军一个令
yī gè jiāng jūn yī gè lìng

lit. one general, one order (idiom)

鲜明个性
xiān míng gè xìng

individuality

独个
dú gè

alone

个人主义
gè rén zhǔ yì

individualism

一天一个样
yī tiān yī ge yàng

to change from day to day

一个半
yī ge bàn

one and a half

多个
duō ge

many

上个星期
shàng gè xīng qī

last week

三个世界
sān ge shì jiè

the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America

个子
gè zi

height

个体户
gè tǐ hù

self-employed

个中人
gè zhōng rén

a person in the know

下一个
xià yī ge

the next one

个把
gè bǎ

one or two

一个个
yī gè gè

each and every one

我这个人
wǒ zhè ge rén

me personally; the sort of person I am

个头
gè tóu

size

一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng

lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)

彪个子
biāo gè zi

tall and strong physique

次一个
cì yī gè

next one (in order)

个人隐私
gè rén yǐn sī

personal privacy

个个
gè gè

each one individually; each and every

飞出个未来
fēi chū ge wèi lái

Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)

一口吃个胖子
yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

我勒个去
wǒ lè ge qù

(slang) shoot!

整个地球
zhěng gè dì qiú

the whole world

傻大个
shǎ dà gè

idiot

一个人
yī gè rén

by oneself (without assistance)

三个和尚没水吃
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī

see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]

半个
bàn ge

half of sth

半路杀出个程咬金
bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn

lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)

三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē

lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)

三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

个头儿
gè tóur

size

三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

逐个
zhú gè

one by one

怎一个愁字了得
zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé

(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[shēng shēng màn] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[lǐ qīng zhào])

下个
xià ge

second (of two parts)

下个月
xià gè yuè

next month

第二个人
dì èr ge rén

the second person

到那个时候
dào nà gè shí hòu

until this moment

每个人
měi ge rén

everybody

个旧市
gè jiù shì

Gejiu, county-level city in Yunnan, capital of Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous county 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu]

这个
zhè ge

(pronoun) this

多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù

the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

个位
gè wèi

the units place (or column) in the decimal system

个儿
gèr

size

几个
jǐ ge

a few

高个子
gāo gè zi

tall person

过了这个村就没这个店
guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn

past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom)

妈拉个巴子
mā lā ge bā zi

fuck!

三个女人一个墟
sān gè nǚ rén yī gè xū

three women makes a crowd

个人储蓄
gè rén chǔ xù

personal savings

一个巴掌拍不响
yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)

一个幽灵在欧洲游荡
yī gè yōu líng zài ōu zhōu yóu dàng

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.

个性化
gè xìng huà

to personalize

上个月
shàng gè yuè

last month

下个星期
xià gè xīng qī

next week

上一个
shàng yī ge

previous one

个体
gè tǐ

individual

个别
gè bié

individually; one by one

第五个现代化
dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà

fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's 鄧小平|邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng] Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[sì ge xiàn dài huà]

任一个
rèn yī ge

any one of (a list of possibilities)

一个样
yī ge yàng

see 一樣|一样[yī yàng]

各个
gè gè

every

一个中国政策
yī gè zhōng guó zhèng cè

one-China policy

哪个
nǎ ge

which

同一个世界,同一个梦想
tóng yī gè shì jiè , tóng yī gè mèng xiǎng

One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games

这些个
zhè xiē ge

these

个性
gè xìng

individuality

个人崇拜
gè rén chóng bài

personality cult

个案
gè àn

a case

个人电脑
gè rén diàn nǎo

personal computer

三个代表
sān gè dài biǎo

the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely: to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people

单个
dān ge

single

个旧
gè jiù

Gejiu, county-level city in Yunnan, capital of Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous county 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu]

师父领进门,修行在个人
shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén

the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you

个数
gè shù

number of items or individuals

个中
gè zhōng

therein

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn

one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress

一个接一个
yī ge jiē yī ge

one by one

挨个
āi gè

one by one

个人伤害
gè rén shāng hài

personal injury

一个劲
yī gè jìn

continuously

先进个人
xiān jìn gè rén

(official accolade) advanced individual; exemplary individual

一递一个
yī dì yī gè

one after another

个展
gè zhǎn

a one-person exhibition

那个
nà ge

that one

哪一个
nǎ yī ge

which

个人防护装备
gè rén fáng hù zhuāng bèi

individual protective equipment

上个
shàng ge

first (of two parts)

那个人
nà gè rén

lit. that person

半个人
bàn ge rén

(not) a single person

一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi

to live miles apart (idiom)

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào

honest and trustworthy (idiom)

个例
gè lì

specific example

四个全面
sì ge quán miàn

Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)

个股
gè gǔ

share (in a listed company)

三个臭皮匠,赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三个女人一台戏
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì

three women are enough for a drama (idiom)

整个
zhěng gè

whole

三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

打一巴掌,给个甜枣
dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo

lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)

个体经济学
gè tǐ jīng jì xué

microeconomics

真个
zhēn gè

(dialect) really; truly; indeed

四个现代化
sì ge xiàn dài huà

Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology