个体

gè tǐ

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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collective (decision)

opposite of individual, meaning collective

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individuality

personality, derived from individual characteristics

Do not confuse 个体 with 个人 when modifying nouns: 个体户 (self-employed) is fixed, but 个人财产 (personal property) uses 个人.

个体 is formal and often used in academic or legal contexts, while 个人 is more common in everyday speech.

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每个个体都是独特的。

Each individual is unique.

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self-employed

microeconomics

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

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