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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *個* | 個* | *個
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual
HSK 1
every / various / separately, one by one
HSK 4
individuality / personality
HSK 3
individually; one by one / just one or two; exceptional; rare
HSK 4
stature; height; size (of a person or object) / (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together
HSK 2
individual / personal / oneself
HSK 3
last month
HSK 4
individual
HSK 4
whole / entire / total
HSK 3
next month
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *個* | 個* | *個
size / height / stature
HSK 5
individual case; special case
HSK 7-9
a; an; one / the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
many / multiple / multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
personal privacy; private matters
which / who
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology / abbr. to 四化
the next one
continuously / persistently / incessantly
the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004
size / height / stature
HSK 7-9
last week
personal computer; PC
personal injury
each one individually; each and every
by oneself (without assistance) / alone (without company)
size / height
(coll.) my ass!; yeah, right! (used to mock a claim sb just made, as in 專家個頭|专家个头 "expert", my ass!)
one-China policy
a number of / each and every one / one by one; one after another
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
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
previous one
second (of two parts) / next (week etc) / subsequent / the following
the units place (or column) in the decimal system
everybody / everyone
to personalize / to customize / customization
the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America
one by one / in turn
specific example / rare instance
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success
single / alone / individually / an odd one
number of items or individuals
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
first (of two parts) / last (week etc) / previous / the above
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
until this moment
self-employed / a private firm (PRC usage)
three women makes a crowd
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
idiot / blockhead / clod / oaf
(dialect) oneself; by oneself
individualism
(slang) shoot! / crap!
Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
a one-person exhibition
next week
One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
personal income tax (abbr. for 個人所得稅|个人所得税)
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
one and a half
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]
half of sth
each; every
share (in a listed company)
a person of short stature / a short person
past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance
the same; of the same type
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
any one of (a list of possibilities)
lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
two-China (policy)
(coll.) tomorrow
lit. one general, one order (idiom) / fig. every boss has their own rules / everyone has their own way of doing things
personal savings
Gejiu, a county-level city in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan
Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)
individuality / clear-cut personality
the second person / (fig.) someone else / third party
a person in the know
(official accolade) advanced individual; exemplary individual
(Tw) microeconomics
(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
(not) a single person / (no) one
a few / several / how many
personal digital assistant (PDA)
to change places / to swap places
alone
which
to change from day to day
me personally; the sort of person I am
(dialect) each one; every one
individual competition / individual race
(coll.) about one; one or so
personality cult

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