HSK 6 · Society

个体 gètǐ “individual” in Chinese

Traditional 個體

What 个体 means

  1. individual
  2. self-employed
  3. self-employed individual
  4. small business operator (abbr. for 个体户)

How to say 个体

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale个gè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale体tǐ3rd tone, dipping

个体 in a sentence

  1. 每个人都是独立的个体。

    Měi ge rén dōu shì dúlì de gètǐ.

    Every person is an independent individual.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他是做个体生意的。

    Tā shì zuò gètǐ shēngyi de.

    He runs his own small business.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 个体 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 个 (gè) with each of its parts in a different colour
个gèindividual
  • 人person · rén
  • 丨line · gǔn

Memory aidDrawn from a single stalk of bamboo: one item. It is now the everyday measure word.

The character 体 (tǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
体tǐbody
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 本root · běn

Memory aidA person 亻 and a root 本: the body.

How to write 个体

个 3 strokes · 体 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

个体 (gètǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 个体 (gètǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 个体

Words with 个

个gè · general measure word那个nàge · that one这个zhège · this one哪个nǎge · which one?个子gèzi · height个别gèbié · individual个人gèrén · individual个性gèxìng · individuality整个zhěnggè · whole

Words with 体

身体shēntǐ · body体育tǐyù · physical training体育馆tǐyùguǎn · gymnasium体会tǐhuì · to know from experience体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体现tǐxiàn · to embody体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself具体jùtǐ · specific集体jítǐ · collective (decision)媒体méitǐ · media

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FAQs

个体 (gètǐ) means “individual” or “self-employed”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gètǐ: gè with a 4th tone, then tǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 个体 is written 個體. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type geti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 个体 from the suggestions. Typing geti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
个体 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.