How to Say ‘One person’ in Traditional Chinese
一個人
yī gè rén
[ee guh rén]
💬 Usage Tip: 一個 is said (yí ge), not (yī ge), because 個 is originally a falling tone. You'll hear 一個人 (yí ge rén) both for "one person" and for "alone".
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one; a/an
The number one; before a classifier or noun, it can mean one single item.
一球就讓全場安靜了。
That one goal made the whole stadium go quiet.
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A very common measure word used with many everyday objects and items.
我想要一個這個。
I would like one of this.
人
rén
[rén]
person
Refers to an individual human being.
人是社會的一部分。
A person is part of society.
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