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.

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