( 指生物 ) individual ⇒ 生物个体 shēngwù gètǐ → each and every individual
个别
( 单个 ) individual
个唱
solo concert
个子
stature ⇒ 高个子女人 gāo gèzi nǚrén → a tall woman
个性
personality ⇒ 他个性很强。 Tā gèxìng hěn qiáng. → He has a very strong personality.
个案
case ⇒ 个案研究 gè'àn yánjiū → case study
各个
each ⇒ 各个成员 gègè chéngyuán → each member
哪个
which
整个
whole ⇒ 整个假期我全给浪费了。 Zhěnggè jiàqī wǒ quán gěi làngfèi le. → I wasted the whole holiday.
这个
this ⇒ 这个可比那个好多了。 Zhège kě bǐ nàge hǎo duō le. → This one is much better than that one. ⇒ 为这个他耽误了好几天工作。 Wèi zhège tā dānwùle hǎo jǐ tiān gōngzuò. → He put off work for several days on account of this.
那个
( 指代人、事或物 ) that ( pl those ) ⇒ 那个是主卧。 Nàge shì zhǔwò. → That's the master bedroom. ⇒ 那个房间是我妹妹的。 Nàge fángjiān shì wǒ mèimei de. → That's my sister's room.
个头儿
( 指人 ) build ⇒ 这男孩儿个头儿大。 Zhè nánháir gètóur dà. → This boy is well-built.
挨个儿
one by one ⇒ 请大家排好队，挨个儿上车。 Qǐng dàjiā páihǎo duì, āigèr shàngchē. → Please will everyone line up and get on the bus one by one.
English translation of '个'
个 (個)
(gè)
名
(指身材或大小) size
⇒ 个头儿 (gètóur) build
量
(表示个数)
⇒ 6个桃子 (liù gè táozi) six peaches
⇒ 两个月 (liǎng gè yuè) two months
This is the most useful and common measure word, and can be used as the default measureword when you are unsure. It can be used for people, objects, fruits, countries, cities,companies, dates, weeks, months, ideas, etc.
(表示约数)
⇒ 俩人相差个两三岁。 (Liǎrén xiāngchā gè liǎngsān suì.) There's about two or three years between them.
⇒ 她比她丈夫大个一两岁。 (Tā bǐ tā zhàngfu dà gè yīliǎng suì.) She's about one or two years older than her husband.