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个 (gè)
measure, particle
general measure word; individual

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Character: (gè) — general measure word; individual

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General use as a measure word
measure
一 (yī) one 个 (gè) one 苹果 (píng guǒ) apples One apple
两 (liǎng) two 个 (gè) one 人 (rén) person Two people
三 (sān) three 个 (gè) one 杯子 (bēi zi) cup Three cups
Used as a grammatical particle
particle
这 (zhè) this 个 (gè) one 问题 (wèn tí) question This question
那样 (nà yàng) 也 (yě) 行 (xíng) work That would work too
明天 (míng tiān) tomorrow 见 (jiàn) see See you tomorrow
一 (yī) 个 (gè) 比 (bǐ) 一 (yī) 个 (gè) 好 (hǎo)
one is better than the other
这些 (zhè xiē) these 苹果 (píng guǒ) apples 一 (yī) one 个 (gè) one 比 (bǐ) compared to 一 (yī) one 个 (gè) one 好 (hǎo) good 。 These apples are better than the other one by one.
个个 (gè gè)
each and every one
Level: beginner
他们 (tā men) they 个个 (gè gè) each 都 (dōu) 很 (hěn) very 努力 (nǔ lì) hardworking 。 Each and every one of them worked very hard.
General measure word for objects, people, etc.
一 (yī) one 本 (běn) book 书 (shū) One book
一 (yī) one 只 (zhǐ) cat 猫 (māo) cat One cat
一 (yī) one 件 (jiàn) piece 衣服 (yī fú) clothing One piece of clothing
我们 (wǒ men) we 班 (bān) class 有 (yǒu) have 个 (gè) one 新 (xīn) new 同学 (tóng xué) classmate 。 There is a new classmate in our class.
这 (zhè) this 个 (gè) one 蛋糕 (dàn gāo) cake 很 (hěn) very 好吃 (hǎo chī) delicious 。 This cake is very delicious.
你 (nǐ) you 要 (yào) want 几 (jǐ) how many 个 (gè) one ？ How many do you want?
一 (yī) one 支 (zhī) piece 笔 (bǐ) pen ， 一 (yī) one 个 (gè) one 本子 (běn zi) notebook 。 One pen, one notebook.
这个 (zhè gè) 问题 (wèn tí) question 有点 (yǒu diǎn) a bit 难 (nán) difficult 。 This question is a bit difficult.