Word: 个 (gè)

一个人藏，十个人找。

Yí gè rén cáng, shí gè rén zhǎo.

One person hides something, and ten people look for it.

一个小时前我们去散了个步。

Yí gè xiǎoshí qián wǒmen qù sànle gè bù.

We went on a walk an hour ago.

一年有12个月。

Yì nián yǒu shí'èr gè yuè.

A year has 12 months.

三个月前她在上海。

Sān gè yuè qián tā zài Shànghǎi.

She was in Shanghai three months ago.

不要哭得像个孩子似的。

Búyào kū de xiàng gè háizi shìde.

Don't cry like a child!

中国是个巨大的国家。

Zhōngguó shì gè jùdà de guójiā.

China is a huge country.

中国有56个民族。

Zhōngguó yǒu wǔshíliù gè mínzú.

There are 56 ethnic groups in China.

五个人死了。

Wǔ gè rén sǐle.

Five people died.

从这儿开到东京我花了五个小时。

Cóng zhèr kāi dào Dōngjīng wǒ huāle wǔ gè xiǎoshí.

It took me five hours to drive from here to Tokyo.

他三个小时以后回家。

Tā sān gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huíjiā.

He went home three hours later.

他三个小时后回家了。

Tā sān gè xiǎoshí hòu huíjiā le.

He came home three hours later.

他不是个普通的学生。

Tā bú shì gè pǔtōng de xuésheng.

He is no ordinary student.

他不过是个孩子。

Tā búguò shì gè háizi.

He is but a child.

他们六个月前结婚了。

Tāmen liù gè yuè qián jiéhūnle.

They got married six months ago.

他们有12个孩子。

Tāmen yǒu shí'èr gè háizi.

They have twelve children.

他们犯了个错误。

Tāmen fànle gè cuòwù.

They made a mistake.

他会在三个小时内回来。

Tā huì zài sān gè xiǎoshí nèi huílai.

He will return within 3 hours.

他只是个诗人。

Tā zhǐshì gè shīrén.

He is nothing but a poet.

他只比我大个把岁。

Tā zhǐ bǐ wǒ dà gè bǎ suì.

He's only a couple of years older than me.

他已经是个男人了。

Tā yǐjīng shì gè nánrén le.

He's already a man.

他找了她五个小时。

Tā zhǎole tā wǔ gè xiǎoshí.

He was looking for her for five hours.

他提了个问题。

Tā tíle gè wèntí.

He mentioned a problem.

他是三个孩子的父亲。

Tā shì sān gè háizi de fùqīn.

He is the father of three children.

他是上个学期来的吗？

Tā shì shàng ge xuéqī lái de ma?

Did he get here last semester? ⇒ Was it last semester that he got here?

他是个奴隶。

Tā shì gè núlì.

He is a slave.

他是个好人。

Tā shì gè hǎo rén.

He's a good person.

他是个好学生。

Tā shì gè hǎo xuésheng.

He is a good student.

他是个好孩子。

Tā shì gè hǎo háizi.

The boy is kind.

他是个很好的老师。

Tā shì gè hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

He is a very good teacher.

他是个成功的商人。

Tā shì gè chénggōng de shāngrén.

He's a successful businessman.

他是个教师。

Tā shì gè jiàoshī.

He is a teacher.

他是个日本少年。

Tā shì gè Rìběn shàonián.

He is a Japanese boy.

他是个有为的青年。

Tā shì gè yǒu wèi de qīngnián.

He is a promising young man.

他是个直男。

Tā shì gè zhí nán.

He's straight.

他有三个儿子。

Tā yǒu sān gè érzi.

He has three sons.

他有三个哥哥。

Tā yǒu sān gè gēge.

He has three brothers.

他有三个女儿。

Tā yǒu sān gè nǚ'ér.

He has three daughters.

他有三个姐姐。

Tā yǒu sān gè jiějie.

He has three elder sisters.

他有个住在东京的兄弟。

Tā yǒu gè zhù zài Dōngjīng de xiōngdì.

He has a brother who lives in Tokyo.

他有12个孩子。

Tā yǒu shí'èr gè háizi.

He has twelve children.

他每天工作八个小时。

Tā měitiān gōngzuò bā gè xiǎoshí.

He works eight hours every day.

他的老板是个很友好的美国人。

Tā de lǎobǎn shì gè hěn yǒuhǎo de Měiguórén.

His boss is friendly, he's American.

他睡了十个小时觉了。

Tā shuìle shí gè xiǎoshí juéle.

He's been asleep for ten hours now.

他结婚了，而且有三个孩子。

Tā jiéhūnle, érqiě yǒu sān gè háizi.

He's married and has three children.

他自认为他自己是个伟大的诗人。

Tā zì rènwéi tā zìjǐ shì gè wěidà de shīrén.

He thinks himself a great poet.

但是他很想生个儿子。

Dànshì tā hěn xiǎng shēng gè érzi.

But he wanted a son very much.

你们城市有多少个学校？

Nǐmen chéngshì yǒu duōshǎo gè xuéxiào?

How many schools are there in your city?

你在义大利有个房子吗？

Nǐ zài Yìdàlì yǒu gè fángzi ma?

Do you own a house in Italy?

你应该每天睡八个小时觉。

Nǐ yīnggāi měitiān shuì bā gè xiǎoshí jué.

You should sleep for eight hours a day.

你应该让个医生看看。

Nǐ yīnggāi ràng gè yīshēng kànkan.

You should have a doctor take a look at it.

你想出去喝几杯或吃个饭吗？

Nǐ xiǎng chūqù hē jǐ bēi huò chī gè fàn ma?

Would you like to go for a drink or something to eat?

你是个优秀的记者。

Nǐ shì gè yōuxiù de jìzhě.

You're an excellent journalist.

你是个坏孩子。

Nǐ shì gè huài háizi.

You're a bad child.

你是个女人。

Nǐ shì gè nǚrén.

You're a woman.

你是个好的领导人。

Nǐ shì gè hǎo de lǐngdǎorén.

You're a good leader.

你是个很棒的诗人。

Nǐ shì gè hěn bàng de shīrén.

You're a great poet.

你是个真正的朋友。

Nǐ shì gè zhēnzhèng de péngyou.

You're a real friend.

你是个记者。

Nǐ shì gè jìzhě.

You're a reporter.

你犯了个错误。

Nǐ fànle gè cuòwù.

You made an error.

你的学校有多少个学生？

Nǐ de xuéxiào yǒu duōshǎo gè xuésheng?

How many pupils are there in your school?

你真是个努力的工人。

Nǐ zhēnshi gè nǔlì de gōngrén.

You're really a hard worker.

你真是个大好人！

Nǐ zhēnshi gè dà hǎo rén!

You're really a great person.

你能请个医生来吗？

Nǐ néng qǐng gè yīshēng lái ma?

Could you call a doctor, please?

你若累了，就去睡个觉。

Nǐ ruò lèile, jiù qù shuì gè jiào.

If you are tired, go to bed.

你觉得明天会有个好天气吗？

Nǐ juéde míngtiān huì yǒu gè hǎo tiānqì ma?

Do you think we'll have good weather tomorrow?

你需要换个环境。

Nǐ xūyào huàn gè huánjìng.

You need a change of scenery.

做出这个结论花了我们三个小时。

Zuòchū zhège jiélùn huāle wǒmen sān gè xiǎoshí.

We spent three hours to come to this conclusion.

到了之后，打个电话给我。

Dàole zhīhòu, dǎ gè diànhuà gěi wǒ.

Phone me once you've arrived.

到办公室以前，我需要打个电话。

Dào bàngōngshì yǐqián, wǒ xūyào dǎ gè diànhuà.

Before I get to the office, I need to make a phone call.

台湾有九个国家公园。

Táiwān yǒu jiǔ gè guójiā gōngyuán.

Taiwan has nine national parks.

听起来他是个好人。

Tīng qilai tā shì gè hǎo rén.

He sounds like a nice guy.

在学校时我学了中文是个优势。

Zài xuéxiào shí wǒ xué le Zhōngwén shì gè yōushì.

It was an advantage having learned Chinese while I was in school.

大家都说他是个好人。

Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì gè hǎo rén.

Everyone says that he's a good man.

她只是个孩子。

Tā zhǐshì gè háizi.

She is no more than a child.

她是个女人。

Tā shì gè nǚrén.

She is a woman.

她是个很无聊的人。

Tā shì gè hěn wúliáo de rén.

She is a very boring person.

她是个很有成就的人。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu chéngjiù de rén.

She is a very successful woman. (person)

她是个很棒的女人。

Tā shì gè hěn bàng de nǚrén.

She is a wonderful woman.

她是个非常好的老师。

Tā shì gè fēicháng hǎo de lǎoshī.

She is a very good teacher.

她有三个兄弟。

Tā yǒu sān gè xiōngdì.

She has three brothers.

她有三个孩子。

Tā yǒu sān gè háizi.

She has three children.

她有三个孩子，信不信由你。

Tā yǒu sān gè háizi, xìn bú xìn yóu nǐ.

Believe it or not, she has three children.

她有五个孩子。

Tā yǒu wǔ gè háizi.

She has 5 children.

她有十个孩子。

Tā yǒu shí gè háizi.

She has ten children.

她有7个孩子。

Tā yǒu qī gè háizi.

She has seven children.

她的孩子不少于10个。

Tā de háizi bùshǎo yú shí gè.

She has no less than ten children.

她穿得像个演员。

Tā chuān de xiàng gè yǎnyuán.

She dressed like an actress.

她通常睡八个小时。

Tā tōngcháng shuì bā gè xiǎoshí.

She usually sleeps for eight hours.

她问了他个把问题。

Tā wèn le tā gè bǎ wèntí.

She asked him some questions.

委员会由四个成员组成。

Wěiyuánhuì yóu sì gè chéngyuán zǔchéng.

The committee consists of four members.

它是个秘密。

Tā shì gè mìmì.

It's a secret.

对不起，你可以帮我个忙吗？

Duìbùqǐ, nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ gè máng ma?

Sorry, could you help me with something?

对于我来说，这是个好消息。

Duìyú wǒ lái shuō, zhè shì gè hǎoxiāoxī.

As far as I'm concerned, this is good news.

就是个吻而已啊。

Jiùshì gè wěn éryǐ a.

It was just a kiss.

工作政策是个失败。

Gōngzuò zhèngcè shì gè shībài.

The employment policy is a failure.

希腊是个古老的国家。

Xīlà shì gè gǔlǎo de guójiā.

Greece is an old country.

怎么会有人认为那是个好主意？

Zěnme huì yǒurén rènwéi nà shì gè hǎo zhǔyi?

Why would anybody think that was a good idea?

想个办法让她来。

Xiǎng gè bànfǎ ràng tā lái.

Figure out a way to let her come.

我不是个老师。

Wǒ bú shì gè lǎoshī.

I am not a teacher.

我今天有个面试。

Wǒ jīntiān yǒu gè miànshì.

I have an audition today.