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Meaning of 个
Pinyin
gè、 gě
Radical
人
Strokes
3
Definition
(a measure word) / individual
Usage
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个
gè
1. Measure word.
2. Individual; separate.
3. Size of a person or object.
4. Used between a verb and its complement to strengthen the tone.
1. Measure word: three ~ months. Take a ~ bath.
2. Individual: ~ person. ~ nature. ~ position.
3. Size of a person or object: tall ~ person.
4. Used between a verb and its complement to strengthen the tone: laugh ~ endlessly. eat ~ full.
个
gè
1. Common individual measure word, used with nouns without specific measure words (used with nouns without specific measure words).
2. Also written as "箇".
3. Colloquially also written as "個".
4. Used for things without specific measure words.
5. Can also be used for certain things with specific measure words.
6. Related to actions.
7. "一个" can combine with a few nouns or verbs and is used before the predicate verb to indicate quickness or suddenness.
8. Used between verbs and approximate numbers to make the tone light and casual.
9. Used between verbs and objects, often used twice in succession, sometimes followed by "的" or "什么的", making the whole sentence appear light and casual.
10. Sometimes indicates once.
个
gè
This; that (English: this; that).
1. Individual; alone (Individual).
2. Size of a person or object (Size).
3. Refer to gě.
个
gě
1. Refers to "自个儿" (oneself).
2. Also see gè.
个
gě
1. Refers to "自个儿" (oneself).
2. Also see gè.
(Note: No traditional characters here. The parts extending from the arrow target left and right.)
lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom) / fig. each person has his own position / each to his own / horses for courses / every kettle has its lid
that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
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Input Method for 个
Pinyin
ge4
Wubi
whj
Cangjie
ol
Zhengma
odi
Four Corner
80200
Unicode
U+4e2a
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category