个

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Pronunciation : gè

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Meaning :
  1. used before nouns without specific measure words of their own. (measure word)
  2. individual. (adj)
Radical : 丨
Strokes : 3
Traditional : 個
Usage : 84.7%
Also as : gě
Sentences:
1. I had a terrible dream last night.
zuó wǎn wǒ zuò le gè kě pà de mèng 。
昨 晚 我 做 了 个 可 怕 的 梦 。

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昨晚 : last night
我 : I
做 : make
了 : used after an action that has taken place
个 : measure word
可怕 : terrible
的 : used after an attribute; to
梦 : dream
2. We have three people too many for the game.
zhè gè yóu xì duō le sān gè rén 。
这 个 游 戏 多 了 三 个 人 。

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这 : this
个 : measure word
游戏 : game
多了 : extra
三 : three
个 : measure word
人 : people
3. two weeks
liǎng gè xīng qī
两 个 星 期

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两 : two
个 : measure word
星期 : weeks
4. As far as I’m concerned this is a good idea.
zài wǒ gè rén kàn lái ， zhè shì gè hǎo zhǔ yì 。
在 我 个 人 看 来 ， 这 是 个 好 主 意 。

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在 : from
我 : I
个人 : individual
看来 : judging from (me), in view of (me)
这是 : this is
个 : measure word (for idea), a/an
好 : good
主意 : idea
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July 31st, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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