个体
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
个体 (gètǐ) · individual
个体 (gètǐ) means “individual; self-employed”. It is written with 2 characters: 个 (general measure word) + 体 (body). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 个体 is built
The characters
个 gè · general measure word
What 个 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A tally 丨 of people 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
体 tǐ · body
What 体 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 本běn — book classifier
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
Example sentences
他是做个体生意的。Tā shì zuò gètǐ shēngyi de.He runs his own small business.
每个人都是独立的个体。Měi ge rén dōu shì dúlì de gètǐ.Every person is an independent individual.
Questions about 个体
What does 个体 mean?
个体 (gètǐ) means “individual; self-employed”.
How do you pronounce 个体?
个体 is pronounced gètǐ.
Which HSK level is 个体?
个体 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 个子gèziheight
- 个人gèrénpersonal
- 个性gèxìngpersonality
- 整个zhěnggèwhole
- 个别gèbiéa few
- 各个gègèevery
- 上个月shànggèyuèlast month
- 下个月xià gè yuènext month
- 哪个nǎgewhich
- 那个nàgethat
Learn 个体 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.