个别
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
个别 (gèbié) · a few
个别 (gèbié) means “a few; individual; isolated”. It is written with 2 characters: 个 (general measure word) + 别 (don't). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 个别 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)
别 bié · don't
What 别 is made of
- 另lìng — another
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
个别同学还没交作业。Gèbié tóngxué hái méi jiāo zuòyè.A few students still haven't handed in their homework.
这只是个别情况。Zhè zhǐshì gèbié qíngkuàng.This is just an isolated case.
Questions about 个别
What does 个别 mean?
个别 (gèbié) means “a few; individual; isolated”.
How do you pronounce 个别?
个别 is pronounced gèbié.
Which HSK level is 个别?
个别 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 个子gèziheight
- 个人gèrénpersonal
- 个性gèxìngpersonality
- 整个zhěnggèwhole
- 个体gètǐindividual
- 各个gègèevery
- 上个月shànggèyuèlast month
- 下个月xià gè yuènext month
- 哪个nǎgewhich
- 那个nàgethat
Learn 个别 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.