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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

个 [gè]

1. noun [指身材或大小] size
2. measure word [表示个数]

6个桃子

six peaches

两个月

two months
3. measure word [表示约数]

俩人相差个两三岁。

There's about two or three years between them.

她比她丈夫大个一两岁。

She's about one or two years older than her husband.
4. measure word [表示动量]

开个会

have a meeting

冲个澡

have a shower
5. measure word [用在动补之间]

叫个不停

talk incessantly
6. adjective individual

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

个 [gè]

1. noun size, height

个儿

size, height

个头儿

size, height
2. measure word (before nouns without special measure words of their own)

三个苹果

three apples

一个故事

a story

两个星期

two weeks; a fortnight

一个心眼儿

be of one mind

第五个年头

the fifth year
3. measure word (before an approximate number)

他每星期来个一、两趟。

He comes here once or twice every week.
4. measure word (between a verb and its object)

洗个澡

have a bath

睡个好觉

have a good sleep
5. 助词 between a verb and its complement

砸个稀巴烂

smash sth. to smithereens

忙个不停

be as busy as a bee
6. 助词 used as a suffix after 些

那些个花儿

all those flowers

这些个书哪能看完？

How can I finish reading so many books?
7. measure word (used to replace certain measure words)

一个(or 所)学校

a school

一个(or 家)工厂

a factory

两个(or 只)耳朵

two ears
8. adjective individual

个别

individual; specific

个人

individual (person)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

个 [gè]

1. 量 a)用于单独的人或物以及没有专用量词的事物，也可用于一些有专用量词的事物

两个人

一个国家

四个钟头

一个念头
2. b)用在约数之前，语气显得轻松、随便

一封信总看个三四遍

每周去个一两次
3. c)用在某些动词和宾语之间，有表示动量的作用

上了个当

见个面儿

洗个澡
4. d)用在某些动词和补语之间，作用与“得”相近（有时与“得”连用）

吃个够

闹得个满城风雨
5. [口] e)用在“没”“有”和某些动词、形容词之间，起强调作用

说个没完

这么做对你没个好儿

还有个找不着的？
6. 形单独的；非普遍的

个人

个体

个性
7. 名指人的身材或物品的体积

大高个儿

小个子
8. 词的后缀。附着在量词"些"的后面

这些个事儿

带那么些个吃的回来

跟我说了好些个笑话儿
9. [口] 词的后缀。附着在某些时间名词的后面

明儿个

昨儿个

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Examples

这条船共有10个客仓、20个客位。: This vessel has ten cabins and twenty seats.
把藏书分成4个大类，9个小类
谁个是，谁个非，人们一目了然。
5个病人3个已经销号出院了
我知道你是个老实人，你是安分守己的。: I know you are an honest man, content with your lot and not causing any trouble.
他作了个往下按压的手势。: He made a gesture with his hand pressing downward.
猜个八九不离十: make a very close guess
城墙扒了个豁口。: A breach was made in the city wall.
把衣服撕了个口子: tear a hole in one's jacket
论庄稼活，他可真是个好把势。: He's a highly skilled farmer.; 2560 more results

Character Decomposition

人 [rén]	+	丨 [gǔn,shù]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 3

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Measure words

Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五个人", "十八条线", "一百多只蚂蚁"，"一次战役"。

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