个儿 (gè r) — (colloquial) size, height, stature; (colloquial) individual item or person; (colloquial) rival, peer (in comparison)
Definition
个儿 (gèr) is a colloquial noun built on the measure word 个, used for size/stature, for 'per piece', and (only when comparing two people) for 'rival/peer'. It is spoken and informal, so avoid it in writing.
noun
(colloquial) sizeheightstature(colloquial) individual item or person(colloquial) rivalpeer (in comparison)
Examples
- 个儿。Tā gè r hěn gāo.He is very tall.
- 。Zhè zhǒng píng guǒ yí gè r hěn guì.This type of apple is expensive per piece.
- 个儿。Tā men liǎng gè zài bǐ gè r.The two of them are competing with each other.
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