个

个 gè in a sentence

([measure word])

Full dictionary entry HSK 1 1322 sentences

个 (gè) means ([measure word]). Below are 24 of the 1322 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

我有一 个 儿子。

Wǒ yǒu yí ge érzi.

I have a son.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 个

这 个 多少钱?

Zhège duōshao qián?

How much is this?

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 多少

这 个 主意好!

Zhège zhǔyi hǎo!

That's a good idea!

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 好

这 个 太大了。

Zhège tài dà le.

This is too big.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 太

这 个 梨很甜。

Zhège lí hěn tián.

This pear is very sweet.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 梨

这 个 桃很甜。

Zhège táo hěn tián.

This peach is very sweet.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 桃

请画一 个 圆。

Qǐng huà yí ge yuán.

Please draw a circle.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 圆

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From the graded readers

上 个 月我搬家了。

shànggèyuè wǒ bānjiā le / liǎo / liào.

I moved house last month.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House

我们班有十二 个 学生。

wǒmen bān yǒu shí'èr gè xuésheng.

There are twelve students in our class.

Graded reader · HSK 1 · Learning Chinese

我们每天学习二十 个 字。

wǒmen měitiān xuéxí èrshí gè zì.

We learn twenty characters a day.

Graded reader · HSK 1 · Learning Chinese

上 个 月我坐火车去上海。

shànggèyuè wǒ zuò huǒchē qù shànghǎi.

Last month I took the train to Shanghai.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai

一 个 下午就这样过去了。

yīgè xiàwǔ jiù zhèyàng guòqù le / liǎo / liào.

A whole afternoon had gone, just like that.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend

一共装了二十六 个 箱子。

yīgòng zhuāngle èrshíliù gè xiāngzi.

Twenty-six boxes in all.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House

From the travel phrasebook

哪 个 出口?

Nǎge chūkǒu?

Which exit?

Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro

我要这 个 。

Wǒ yào zhège.

I'll have this one.

Travel phrasebook · Ordering in a restaurant

这 个 坏了。

Zhège huài le.

This one is faulty.

Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining

你出 个 价。

Nǐ chū ge jià.

Make me an offer.

Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining

住三 个 晚上。

Zhù sān ge wǎnshang.

Three nights.

Travel phrasebook · Hotel check-in

这 个 卖完了。

Zhège mài wán le.

That one's sold out.

Travel phrasebook · Ordering in a restaurant

From the grammar library

他是 个 好人。

Tā shì ge hǎo rén.

He is a good person.

Grammar library · HSK 1 · 的 for possession and description

你看看这 个 。

Nǐ kànkan zhège.

Have a look at this.

Grammar library · HSK 3 · Verb reduplication — 看看, 试试

你家有几 个 人?

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge rén?

How many people are in your family?

Grammar library · HSK 1 · Question words stay in place

我有两 个 孩子。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge háizi.

I have two children.

Grammar library · HSK 1 · 有 — have and there is

我有一 个 问题。

Wǒ yǒu yí ge wèntí.

I have a question.

Grammar library · HSK 1 · Measure words — the top 25

个 appears in 1322 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

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How is 个 used in a sentence?

This page shows 1322 sentences using 个 (gè, "([measure word])"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 个 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 个 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

Is 个 an HSK word?

Yes — 个 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 个?

The dictionary page for 个 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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