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个性

gè xìng · ge xing

Traditional 個性

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. individuality
  2. personality
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A mug with character

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这只(zhèzhī)杯子(bēizi)很(hěn)有(yǒu)个性(gèxìng)！

    Look, this mug has real character!

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)有(yǒu)个性(gèxìng)？就(jiù)是(shì)一只(yīzhī)黑(hēi)杯子(bēizi)。

    Character? It's just a black mug.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，上面(shàngmiàn)写(xiě)着(zhe)：我(wǒ)不(bù)上班(shàngbān)。

    Look, it says: I'm not going to work.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，这种(zhèzhǒng)个性(gèxìng)我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)。不过(bùguò)老板(lǎobǎn)看到(kàndào)会(huì)不高兴(bùgāoxìng)吗(ma)？

    Ha, I like that character. Won't the boss mind?

  5. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)，老板(lǎobǎn)的(de)杯子(bēizi)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)我(wǒ)也(yě)不想(bùxiǎng)上班(shàngbān)。

    No. The boss's mug says: I don't want to work either.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)开(kāi)朗(lǎng)的(de)个(gè)性(xìng)使(shǐ)我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)快(kuài)乐(lè)。

I get a kick out of her cheerful personality.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)个(gè)性(xìng)还(hái)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)方(fāng)面(miàn)是(shì)你(nǐ)不(bù)了(liǎo)解(jiě)的(de)。

There are a lot of things you don't know about my personality.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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个
gè

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

性
xìng

nature; character

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