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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *个* | 个* | *个
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *个* | 个* | *个
variant of 個|个
HSK 1
height / stature / build / size
HSK 2
individuality / personality
HSK 3
whole / entire / total
HSK 3
individual / personal / oneself
HSK 3
every / various / separately, one by one
HSK 4
individually; one by one / just one or two; exceptional; rare
HSK 4
individual
HSK 4
last month
HSK 4
next month
HSK 4
size / height / stature
HSK 5
individual case; special case
HSK 7-9
size / height / stature
HSK 7-9
erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲
HSK 7-9
(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
many / multiple / multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
a; an; one / the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
personal income tax (abbr. for 個人所得稅|个人所得税)
a few / several / how many
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *个* | 个* | *个
number of items or individuals
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]
single / alone / individually / an odd one
each; every
to personalize / to customize / customization
a number of / each and every one / one by one; one after another
which / who
the units place (or column) in the decimal system
share (in a listed company)
half of sth
therein / in this
one by one / one after another
one by one / in turn
specific example / rare instance
size / height
(coll.) (suffix) my ass! / yeah, right!
(dialect) really; truly; indeed
one or two / a couple of
(dialect) oneself; by oneself
each one individually; each and every
(coll.) today
tall person
continuously / persistently / incessantly
(coll.) yesterday
(coll.) tomorrow
a one-person exhibition
(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
(slang) shoot! / crap!
lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams
which
Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-)
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress / reliable
tall person / (of a person) tall
until this moment
first (of two parts) / last (week etc) / previous / the above
individual competition / individual race
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
personal digital assistant (PDA)
the same; of the same type
two-China (policy)
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
next week
second (of two parts) / next (week etc) / subsequent / the following
me personally; the sort of person I am
one and a half
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.)
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)
personal computer; PC
the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
the second person / (fig.) someone else / third party
these
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology / abbr. to 四化
(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢 by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照) / how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"? / how can words express such sadness?
the next one
self-employed / a private firm (PRC usage)
idiot / blockhead / clod / oaf
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
by oneself (without assistance) / alone (without company)
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
the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004
three women makes a crowd
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom / wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
(coll.) (suffix) my ass! / yeah, right!
a person in the know
individual protective equipment
(dialect) each one; every one
One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
next one (in order)
everybody / everyone
one-China policy
(idiom) to live miles apart
lit. one general, one order (idiom) / fig. every boss has their own rules / everyone has their own way of doing things
one by one; one after another
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
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
to change from day to day

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