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gè

个gègè
noun classifier

Used when counting nouns or when specifying a specific instance of a noun.

There are also classifiers for people, for bound items such as books and magazines, for cups/glasses, etc.

The classifier 个 is a general one that can be used for any of these.

Note

Used when counting nouns or when specifying a specific instance of a noun.

There are also classifiers for people, for bound items such as books and magazines, for cups/glasses, etc.

The classifier 个 is a general one that can be used for any of these.

Usages of gè

这zhè　个gè　人rén　是shì　学生xuéshēng。zhè gè rén shì xuéshēng.
This person is a student.
这zhè　个gè　人rén　不bú　是shì　老师lǎoshī。zhè gè rén bú shì lǎoshī.
This person is not a teacher.
这zhè　个gè　老师lǎoshī　在zài　家jiā。zhè gè lǎoshī zài jiā.
This teacher is at home.
那nà　个gè　老师lǎoshī　今天jīntiān　太tài　忙máng　了le。nà gè lǎoshī jīntiān tài máng le.
That teacher is too busy today.
他tā　在zài　做zuò　这zhè　个gè　吗ma？tā zài zuò zhè gè ma?
Is he doing this?
我wǒ　以前yǐqián　不bù　懂dǒng　这zhè　个gè　意思yìsi。wǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
I didn’t understand this meaning before.
这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　对duì　他tā　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhè gè wèntí duì tā hěn zhòngyào.
This question is very important to him.
你nǐ　用yòng　这zhè　个gè　手机shǒujī　吗ma？nǐ yòng zhè gè shǒujī ma?
Do you use this phone?
她tā　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　事情shìqíng　最zuì　重要zhòngyào。tā juéde zhè gè shìqíng zuì zhòngyào.
She thinks this matter is the most important.
你nǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　重要zhòngyào　吗ma？nǐ juéde zhè gè wèntí zhòngyào ma?
Do you think this question is important?
我们Wǒmen　明天míngtiān　在zài　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　开会kāihuì，　您nín　同意tóngyì　这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　吗ma？Wǒmen míngtiān zài bā diǎn bàn kāihuì, nín tóngyì zhè gè ānpái ma?
We’re having a meeting at eight-thirty tomorrow; do you agree with this arrangement?
他Tā　说shuō　这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　好hǎo，　可是kěshì　她tā　不bù　同意tóngyì，　想xiǎng　自己zìjǐ　再zài　安排ānpái　一下yíxià。Tā shuō zhè gè ānpái hǎo, kěshì tā bù tóngyì, xiǎng zìjǐ zài ānpái yíxià.
He said this arrangement is good, but she doesn’t agree and wants to arrange it herself again.
这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　不bú　太tài　合适héshì，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　蓝色lánsè。Zhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　我wǒ　越yuè　看kàn　越yuè　喜欢xǐhuan。Zhè gè yánsè wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.
The more I look at this color, the more I like it.
这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　怎么样zěnmeyàng？zhè gè dìfang zěnmeyàng?
How is this place?
这zhè　个gè　东西dōngxi　不bú　太tài　贵guì，　我wǒ　先xiān　试试shìshi。zhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.
我wǒ　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么zěnme　用yòng　这zhè　个gè　手机shǒujī，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　教jiāo　我wǒ　吗ma？wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme yòng zhè gè shǒujī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
I don’t know how to use this phone; could you teach me?
其实qíshí　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　不bù　难nán，　别bié　担心dānxīn，　你nǐ　试试shìshi　就jiù　懂dǒng　了le。qíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.
Actually this question isn’t hard; don’t worry—try and you’ll get it.
这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　容易róngyì，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　试试shìshi。zhè gè ānpái kànqǐlái tèbié róngyì, wǒ xiǎng shìshi.
This arrangement looks especially easy; I want to try it.
我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　远yuǎn，　其实qíshí　走zǒu　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　就jiù　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.
这zhè　个gè　东西dōngxi　怎么zěnme　翻译fānyì　成chéng　英文yīngwén？zhè gè dōngxi zěnme fānyì chéng yīngwén?
How do you translate this thing into English?
我wǒ　可以kěyǐ　把bǎ　这zhè　个gè　翻译fānyì　成chéng　英文yīngwén，　你nǐ　帮忙bāngmáng　吗ma？wǒ kěyǐ bǎ zhè gè fānyì chéng yīngwén, nǐ bāngmáng ma?
I can translate this into English; can you help me?
这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　很hěn　容易róngyì。zhè gè wèntí hěn róngyì.
This question is easy.
我们Wǒmen　决定juédìng　明天míngtiān　一起yìqǐ　参加cānjiā　一yí个gè　小xiǎo　聚会jùhuì。Wǒmen juédìng míngtiān yìqǐ cānjiā yígè xiǎo jùhuì.
We decided to go to a small get-together together tomorrow.
我Wǒ　的de　房间fángjiān　不bù　大dà，　但是dànshì　有yǒu　两liǎng　个gè　窗户chuānghu，　很hěn　舒服shūfu。Wǒ de fángjiān bù dà, dànshì yǒu liǎng gè chuānghu, hěn shūfu.
My room isn’t big, but it has two windows and is very comfortable.
这zhè　个gè　房间fángjiān　太tài　大dà　了le。zhè gè fángjiān tài dà le.
This room is too big.
你nǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　选择xuǎnzé　怎么样zěnmeyàng？nǐ juéde zhè gè xuǎnzé zěnmeyàng?
What do you think of this choice?
我wǒ　觉得juéde　早zǎo　睡觉shuìjiào　是shì　一yí　个gè　好hǎo　习惯xíguàn。wǒ juéde zǎo shuìjiào shì yí gè hǎo xíguàn.
I think going to bed early is a good habit.
我wǒ　住zhù　在zài　一yí　个gè　新xīn　公寓gōngyù　里lǐ，　在zài　十shí　楼lóu，　每天měitiān　都dōu　坐zuò　电梯diàntī　上去shàngqù。wǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.
I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.
我wǒ　的de　公寓gōngyù　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　厨房chúfáng　和hé　一yí　个gè　客厅kètīng，　厨房chúfáng　里lǐ　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　冰箱bīngxiāng。wǒ de gōngyù yǒu yí gè xiǎo chúfáng hé yí gè kètīng, chúfáng lǐ yǒu yí gè bīngxiāng.
My apartment has a small kitchen and a living room, and there is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
她tā　晚上wǎnshang　一yí　个gè　人rén　走zǒu　在zài　马路mǎlù　上shàng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害怕hàipà，　但是dànshì　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　安全ānquán。tā wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒu zài mǎlù shàng yǒudiǎnr hàipà, dànshì zhè gè dìfang hěn ānquán.
At night she feels a bit afraid walking alone on the road, but this place is very safe.
这zhè　个gè　厨房chúfáng　又yòu　小xiǎo　又yòu　脏zāng，　打扫dǎsǎo　起来qǐlái　很hěn　麻烦máfan。zhè gè chúfáng yòu xiǎo yòu zāng, dǎsǎo qǐlái hěn máfan.
This kitchen is both small and dirty, and cleaning it is very troublesome.
这zhè　个gè　房间fángjiān　打扫dǎsǎo　起来qǐlái　不bù　太tài　容易róngyì。zhè gè fángjiān dǎsǎo qǐlái bù tài róngyì.
This room is not very easy to clean.
图书馆túshūguǎn　北běi　边bian　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　公园gōngyuán，　南nán　边bian　是shì　银行yínháng。túshūguǎn běi bian yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán, nán bian shì yínháng.
There is a small park to the north of the library, and to the south is a bank.
在zài　这zhè　个gè　国家guójiā，　很多hěnduō　城市chéngshì　都dōu　有yǒu　安静ānjìng　的de　公园gōngyuán。zài zhè gè guójiā, hěnduō chéngshì dōu yǒu ānjìng de gōngyuán.
In this country, many cities all have quiet parks.
周末zhōumò　学校xuéxiào　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　比赛bǐsài，　很hěn　多duō　同学tóngxué　都dōu　要yào　参加cānjiā。zhōumò xuéxiào yǒu yí gè xiǎo bǐsài, hěn duō tóngxué dōu yào cānjiā.
There is a small competition at school this weekend, and many classmates want to take part.
我wǒ　家jiā　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　北běi　边bian，　去qù　公司gōngsī　要yào　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　一会儿yíhuìr。wǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.
今天jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　没méi　走错zǒucuò　路lù，　最后zuìhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　找到zhǎodào　了le　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　坐zuò　在zài　椅子yǐzi　上shàng。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒmen méi zǒucuò lù, zuìhòu zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le yí gè ānjìng de dìfang zuò zài yǐzi shàng.
After work today, we didn’t go the wrong way and finally found a quiet place in the park to sit on a chair.
他tā　住zhù　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　南nán　边bian。tā zhù zài zhè gè chéngshì de nán bian.
He lives in the south of this city.
公园gōngyuán　南边nánbian　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　图书馆túshūguǎn。gōngyuán nánbian yǒu yí gè ānjìng de túshūguǎn.
To the south of the park, there is a quiet library.
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