Word: 个 (gè) (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

These are the example sentences using 个 in the sense (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier). Every sentence using 个 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 個

Example sentences using 个 in this sense

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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.
三个灯泡烧坏了。

Sān gè dēngpào shāo huàile.

Three bulbs have burned out.
上个星期天天气怎么样？

Shàng ge xīngqītiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?

What was the weather like last Sunday?
上个星期天我去了公园。

Shàng ge xīngqītiān wǒ qùle gōngyuán.

I went to the park last Sunday.
不要哭得像个孩子似的。

Búyào kū de xiàng gè háizi shìde.

Don't cry like a child!
世界语只有16个语法规则。

Shìjièyǔ zhǐyǒu shíliù gè yǔfǎ guīzé.

In Esperanto there are only 16 grammar rules.
中国是个巨大的国家。

Zhōngguó shì gè jùdà de guójiā.

China is a huge country.
五个人死了。

Wǔ gè rén sǐle.

Five people died.
从前有个美丽的公主。

Cóngqián yǒu gè měilì de gōngzhǔ.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess.
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.
他一次搬6个箱子。

Tā yícì bān liù gè xiāngzi.

He carried six boxes at a time.
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.
他不是歌手，但是个演员。

Tā bú shì gēshǒu, dànshì gè yǎnyuán.

He is not a singer, but an actor.
他不是诗人；他是个散文作家。

Tā bú shì shīrén; tā shì gè sǎnwén zuòjiā.

He isn't a poet; he's a prose writer.
他不过是个孩子。

Tā búguò shì gè háizi.

He is but a child.
他仍是个商业新手。

Tā réng shì gè shāngyè xīnshǒu.

He is still green in business.
他以前是个诚实的人。

Tā yǐqián shì gè chéngshí de rén.

He was an honest man.
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.
他假装是个愚蠢的人。

Tā jiǎzhuāng shì gè yúchǔn de rén.

He pretended to be a stupid man.
他半夜打了个电话给我。

Tā bànyè dǎle gè diànhuà gěi wǒ.

He gave me a ring at midnight.
他只是个诗人。

Tā zhǐshì gè shīrén.

He is nothing but a poet.
他可真是个让人讨厌的家伙！

Tā kě zhēnshi gè ràng rén tǎoyàn de jiāhuo!

What a disagreeable fellow he is!
他学了三个月才学会了骑自行车。

Tā xué le sān gè yuè cái xuéhuì le qí zìxíngchē.

It took him three months to learn to ride a bicycle.
他已经是个男人了。

Tā yǐjīng shì gè nánrén le.

He's already a man.
他常常被误认为是个学生。

Tā chángcháng bèi wù rènwéi shì gè xuésheng.

He's often mistaken for a student.
他幻想自己是个天才。

Tā huànxiǎng zìjǐ shì gè tiāncái.

He had the illusion that he was a genius.
他弟弟是个有名的足球选手。

Tā dìdi shì gè yǒumíng de zúqiú xuǎnshǒu.

His brother is a famous soccer player.
他很富有，但活得像个乞丐。

Tā hěn fùyǒu, dàn huó de xiàng gè qǐgài.

He is rich yet he lives like a beggar.
他打了个车去车站。

Tā dǎle gè chē qù chēzhàn.

He took a taxi to the station.
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?
他是个倔强的人。

Tā shì gè juéjiàng de rén.

He is a stubborn person.
他是个国际银行的翻译。

Tā shì gè guójì yínháng de fānyì.

He's an interpreter in an international bank.
他是个天才。

Tā shì gè tiāncái.

He is a genius.
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.
他是个好木匠。

Tā shì gè hǎo mùjiàng.

He is a good carpenter.
他是个好脾气的人。

Tā shì gè hǎo píqi de rén.

He is an agreeable person.
他是个富有才能的年轻导演。

Tā shì gè fùyǒu cáinéng de niánqīng dǎoyǎn.

He's a talented young director.
他是个很体贴的人。

Tā shì gè hěn tǐtiē de rén.

He is a very thoughtful person.
他是个很好的老师。

Tā shì gè hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

He is a very good teacher.
他是个很有野心的人。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu yěxīn de rén.

He was a man of great ambition.
他是个很棒的网球选手。

Tā shì gè hěn bàng de wǎngqiú xuǎnshǒu.

He's an excellent tennis player.
他是个很讨人烦的男人。

Tā shì gè hěn tǎo rén fán de nánrén.

He's a very disagreeable man.
他是个很难相处的男人。

Tā shì gè hěn nán xiāngchǔ de nánrén.

He is a man hard to get on with.
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.
他是个有教养的人。

Tā shì gè yǒu jiàoyǎng de rén.

He is a learned man.
他是个机智的人。

Tā shì gè jīzhì de rén.

He is a quick-witted man.
他是个棒球手。

Tā shì gè bàngqiú shǒu.

He is a baseball player.
他是个独立思考者。

Tā shì gè dúlì sīkǎozhě.

He is an independent thinker.
他是个画家，但他不会画国画。

Tā shì gè huàjiā, dàn tā búhuì huà guóhuà.

He is a painter, but he can't paint in the traditional Chinese style.
他是个糟糕的司机。

Tā shì gè zāogāo de sījī.

He is a bad driver.
他是个网球高手。

Tā shì gè wǎngqiú gāoshǒu.

He is a good tennis player.
他是个胆小鬼。

Tā shì gè dǎnxiǎoguǐ.

He is afraid of his own shadow.
他是个能干的男人。

Tā shì gè nénggàn de nánrén.

He is a man of ability.
他是个著名的画家。

Tā shì gè zhùmíng de huàjiā.

He is a famous painter.
他是个迷人的发言人。

Tā shì gè mírén de fāyánrén.

He's a captivating speaker.
他是个钓鱼专家。

Tā shì gè diàoyú zhuānjiā.

He is an expert at fishing.
他是个骗子。

Tā shì gè piànzi.

He's a liar.
他是倒数第三个到的。

Tā shì dàoshǔ dìsān gè dào de.

He was the last but two to arrive.
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.
他爸爸是个骗子。

Tā bàba shì gè piànzi.

His father is an impostor.
他的妈妈以前是个歌手。

Tā de māma yǐqián shì gè gēshǒu.

His mother used to be a singer.
他的演讲持续了三个小时。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng chíxùle sān gè xiǎoshí.

His speech lasted three hours.
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.
他表现的像个疯子。

Tā biǎoxiàn de xiàng gè fēngzi.

He behaved as if he were crazy.
他被证实是个理想丈夫。

Tā bèi zhèngshí shì gè lǐxiǎng zhàngfu.

He proved to be an ideal husband.
他认为他是个天才。

Tā rènwéi tā shì gè tiāncái.

He thought that he was a genius.
以前这里住着个可怕的怪物。

Yǐqián zhèlǐ zhùzhe gè kěpà de guàiwu.

There used to live a scary monster.
估计那就是个笑话吧。

Gūjì nà jiùshì gè xiàohua ba.

I guess it's only a joke.
你上个周末做了什么？

Nǐ shàng ge zhōumò zuòle shénme?

What did you do last weekend?
你下个周末有什么安排？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái?

What have you got planned for next weekend?
你下个周末有什么安排吗？

Nǐ xià gè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái ma?

Have you got anything planned for next weekend?
你不懂的词做个记号。

Nǐ bù dǒng de cí zuò gè jìhao.

Mark the words that you cannot understand.
你们分了这三个苹果吧。

Nǐmen fēnle zhè sān gè píngguǒ ba.

Divide these apples between you three.
你们城市有多少个学校？

Nǐmen chéngshì yǒu duōshǎo gè xuéxiào?

How many schools are there in your city?