挨个儿 (āi gè r) — (adverb) one by one, in turn, sequentially

Definition

Means 'one by one, in turn' — a colloquial adverb, usually placed before the verb (often with 把) to stress doing each item separately. The 儿 is an optional erhua suffix.

adverb
one by onein turnsequentially

Examples

  • 挨个儿。
    Lǎo shī āi gè r jiǎn chá xué shēng de zuò yè.
    The teacher checked the students' homework one by one.
  • 挨个儿。
    Dà jiā āi gè r jìn qù miàn shì.
    Everyone went in for the interview one by one.
  • 挨个儿。
    Tā bǎ shū āi gè r fàng zài jià zi shàng.
    He placed the books on the shelf one by one.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

挨个one by one
挨āigo through one by one个gèeach
动宾Verb + object
儿érr-colored ending

挨个 means one by one; 儿 gives the familiar r-colored pronunciation.

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.

Open 挨 →

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.

Open 个 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

Open 儿 →

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