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各自

gè zì · ge zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. each
  2. respective
  3. apiece
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In a conversation

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Going home

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where shall we go now?

  2. Dengdeng

    各自(gèzì)回家(huíjiā)吧(ba)，明天(míngtiān)要(yào)上班(shàngbān)。

    Let's each go home. We work tomorrow.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)走(zǒu)哪条(nǎtiáo)路(lù)？

    OK. Which way do you take?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)走(zǒu)东门(dōngmén)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I take the east gate. You?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)走(zǒu)西门(xīmén)，各自(gèzì)走(zǒu)各自(gèzì)的(de)路(lù)。

    I take the west gate. We each go our own way.

  6. Dengdeng

    到家(dàojiā)发(fā)个(gè)消息(xiāoxi)，看(kàn)谁(shéi)先(xiān)到(dào)。

    Message when you arrive and we'll see who's first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)回(huí)到(dào)你(nǐ)们(men)各(gè)自(zì)的(de)座(zuò)位(wèi)。

Go to your respective seats.

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

02

下(xià)班(bān)后(hòu)，他(tā)们(men)各(gè)自(zì)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le)。

After work, they each went home.

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各
gè

each; every

自
zì

(bound form) self; oneself; from; since

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