一个 (yī gè) — a; an; one (indefinite article or number one before a noun); the whole (used before time periods to emphasize the entire duration)
Definition
一个 is the everyday numeral 'one' + the general-purpose measure word 个, used as 'a/an' before any countable noun. With time words like 下午 or 暑假 it means 'the whole', emphasizing the full duration.
quantifier
aanone (indefinite article or number one before a noun)the whole (used before time periods to emphasize the entire duration)
Examples
- 一个。Wǒ mǎi le yī gè píng guǒ.I bought an apple.
- 一个，。Tā děng le yī gè xià wǔ, tā dōu méi lái.He waited the whole afternoon, and she never came.
- 一个。Zhè yī gè wèn tí hěn nán huí dá.This question is hard to answer.
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