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个别

gè bié · ge bie

Traditional 個別

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. individually; one by one
  2. just one or two; exceptional; rare
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The exam

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)考试(kǎoshì)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was yesterday's exam?

  2. Liangliang

    很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)，只有(zhǐyǒu)个别(gèbié)题(tí)有点(yǒudiǎn)难(nán)。

    Easy. Only a few questions were a bit hard.

  3. Dengdeng

    个别(gèbié)题(tí)？是(shì)哪几个(nǎjǐge)？

    A few questions? Which ones?

  4. Liangliang

    嗯(ēn)，就是(jiùshì)最后(zuìhòu)十个(shígè)。

    Um, just the last ten.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)不是(bùshì)个别(gèbié)，那(nà)是(shì)一半(yībàn)！

    That is not a few, that is half!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)多(duō)数(shù)同(tóng)学(xué)都(dōu)通(tōng)过(guò)了(le)考(kǎo)试(shì)，只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)个(gè)别(bié)人(rén)不(bù)及(jí)格(gé)。

Most of the students passed the exam; only a few individuals failed.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)会(huì)个(gè)别(bié)辅(fǔ)导(dǎo)学(xué)习(xí)有(yǒu)困(kùn)难(nan)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)。

The teacher will tutor students with learning difficulties individually.

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个
gè

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual

别
bié

don't ...!; other; another; different

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