一个个 (yī gě) — each one; every one; one by one; one after another
Definition
一个个 is a bound form meaning 'each one / one by one' — used like an adverb to distribute over a group (一个个学生 = 'every student', 一个放好 = 'put them away one by one'). It pairs with 都 to emphasize universality.
bound form
each oneevery oneone by oneone after another
Examples
- 一个个。yī gě Xué shēng dōu lái le.Every student has arrived.
- 一个个。Tā bǎ shū yī gě fàng hǎo.He put the books away, one by one.
- 一个个。yī gě Dōu hěn kāi xīn.Each one is very happy.
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