gè rén
individual
personal
oneself
yī gè rén
by oneself (without assistance)
alone (without company)
nà gè rén
lit. that person
fig. the person you have been looking for
Mr Right
the girl of one's dreams
gè rén yǐn sī
personal privacy
private matters
gè rén sài
individual competition
individual race
gè rén shù zì zhù lǐ
personal digital assistant (PDA)
gè rén fáng hù zhuāng bèi
individual protective equipment
shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang
However excellent, everyone has his defects.
There is always a fly in the ointment.
cf idiom 美中不足[měi zhōng bù zú], everything is fine except for one small defect
bàn ge rén
(not) a single person
(no) one
dì èr ge rén
the second person
(fig.) someone else
third party
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