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一个人
yí gè rén
Description
“一个人”常常用来说自己没有别人陪着,是自己做一件事。
"一个人" is often used to say that you are alone without others, doing something by yourself.
比如你一个人吃饭、一个人在家,意思就是只有你,没有别人。
For example, if you eat alone or are at home alone, it means only you are there, no one else.
Meanings
一个人yí gè rén
one person; a single person
房间里只有一个人。
There is only one person in the room.
一个人yí gè rén
alone; by oneself
我喜欢一个人去看电影。
I like going to the movies alone.
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Notes
- Etymology
一 (one) + 个 (measure word) + 人 (person), literally 'one person'.
- Nuance
often means 'alone/by oneself', similar to 独自 but far more common in speech.
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