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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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