個 gè ge

numerary adjunct, piece; single

DEFINITIONS

個 gè
  • individual
  • this
  • that
  • size
  • classifier for people or objects in general
  • variant of 個|个[ge4]

STROKES

WORDS

一個中國政策 yī gè zhōng guó zhèng cè one China policy
一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)
一個個 yī gè gè each and every one
一個勁 yī gè jìn continuously; persistently; incessantly
一個勁兒 yī gè jìn r erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲[yi1 ge4 jin4]
一個半 yī ge bàn one and a half
一個天南，一個地北 yī ge tiān nán ， yī ge dì běi to live miles apart (idiom)
一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng 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
一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩 yī gè yōu líng zài ōu zhōu yóu dàng Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.; the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"
一個接一個 yī ge jiē yī ge one by one; one after another
一個樣 yī ge yàng same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same
一個蘿蔔一個坑 yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng 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
一個頭兩個大 yī ge tóu liǎng ge dà (coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
一口吃個胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi 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
一天一個樣 yī tiān yī ge yàng to change from day to day
一步一個腳印 yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress; reliable
一遞一個 yī dì yī gè one after another
一點水一個泡 yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三個世界 sān ge shì jiè 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
三個代表 sān gè dài biǎo the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely: to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people
三個和尚沒水吃 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]
三個和尚沒水喝 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē 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.)
三個女人一個墟 sān gè nǚ rén yī gè xū three women makes a crowd
三個女人一臺戲 sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang ， shèng guò yī gè zhū gě liàng variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
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