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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