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挨个 (āi gè) — one by one; in turn

Definition

Adverb meaning 'one by one / in turn' — describes doing something to each item in a sequence (people, tasks, items). Note the spelling: āi gè, not āi ge.

adverb
one by onein turn

Examples

  • 挨个，。
    Dà jiā āi gè jìn lái, bú yào jǐ.
    Everyone come in one by one, don't push.
  • 挨个。
    Lǎo shī āi gè jiǎn chá le wǒ men de zuò yè.
    The teacher checked our homework one by one.
  • 挨个。
    Wǒ āi gè gěi tā men dǎ le diàn huà.
    I called them one by one.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

挨āimove up to
个gèeach

挨 means to move up to or touch, and 个 means each; together it pictures going to each one in turn.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
矣
矣yǐ挨āi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

挨 pairs 扌, the hand form 手, with 矣, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 個; 个 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
固
固gù個ge
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 个, the form 個 pairs 亻 (person) with 固 as a sound part.

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