How to say “individual” in Chinese
individual; personal
“Individual” in Chinese is 个人, gè rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
个人 is read gè rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
When counting it is read with the neutral tone: ge.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “个人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 个人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 房间里有两个人fángjiānliyǒuliǎnggerénThere are two people in the room.
- 每个人都喜欢他。měigeréndōuxǐhuantāEveryone likes him.
- 每个人的方法都不同měigeréndefāngfǎdōubùtóngEveryone has their own method.
- 每个人都有优点和缺点。měigeréndōuyǒuyōudiǎnhéquēdiǎnEveryone has strengths and weaknesses.
- 我不敢一个人去。wǒbùgǎnyígerénqùI don't dare go alone.
- 你敢不敢一个人去旅游？nǐgǎnbugǎnyígerénqùlǚyóuWould you dare travel on your own?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “individual” in Chinese?
“Individual” in Chinese is 个人, pinyin gèrén.
What does 个人 mean?
个人 (gèrén) means “individual; personal”.
How do you write 个人?
个人 is 2 characters: 个 (gè) — measure word; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 个人?
个人 is read gèrén. Tones: gè — fourth tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“individual” in the lesson “Rights and duties”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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