Chinese word dictionary

个别

gèbié · individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare

Practice word

Word information

Simplified个别

Traditional個別

Pinyingèbié

Part of speech副、形

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

个gè

this, that; single; measure word for individuals

别bié

to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not

How to learn 个别

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Words with the same characters

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个gè

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual; variant of 個|个[ge4]

哪个nǎge

which; who

那个nàge

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]

别Bié

surname Bie

这个zhège

(pronoun) this; (adjective) this

别bié

surname Bie; to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])