Definition
个儿 is a colloquial noun formed from the classifier 个 plus the erhua suffix 儿. It can refer to a person's height or physical stature, to the size of an object, or to an individual item counted singly. In idiomatic use it also means a rival or peer, often in expressions like 比个儿.
n.
(colloquial) sizeheightstature(colloquial) individual item or person(colloquial) rivalpeer (in comparison)
Examples
- 个儿。Tā gè r hěn gāo.He is very tall.
- 。Zhè zhǒng píngguǒ yí gè r hěn guì.This type of apple is expensive per piece.
- 个儿。Tāmen liǎng gè zài bǐ gè r.The two of them are competing with each other.
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