“Each” in Chinese – gè

Grammar Point:
The word “each” can be translated to Chinese as 各 gè. In Chinese, this character is commonly used to indicate “each” or “every” when referring to individual items or elements within a group. It is often used to express the idea that something applies to each or every item in a set or collection.

Structure

各 gè + Measure Word

Note that not every measure word can be used with 各 gè; the most commonly used ones are 位 wèi and 種种 zhǒng.

各個gège國家guójiā都dōu有yǒu自己zìjǐ的de文化wénhuà各个gège国家guójiā都dōu有yǒu自己zìjǐ的de文化wénhuà
Every country has its own culture.

各位gèwèi嘉賓jiābīn大家dàjiā晚上好wǎnshànghǎo！ 各位gèwèi嘉宾jiābīn大家dàjiā晚上好wǎnshanghǎo！
Good evening, (Each) ladies and gentlemen!

在zài這zhè社會上shèhuìshàng各種gèzhǒng奇怪qíguài的de人rén都dōu有yǒu， 你nǐ老闆lǎobǎn不算búsuàn太tài奇怪qíguài在zài这zhè社会上shèhuìshang各种gèzhǒng奇怪qíguài的de人rén都dōu有yǒu， 你nǐ老板lǎobǎn不算búsuàn太tài奇怪qíguài
In this society, there are all sorts of strange people; your boss isn’t too unusual.

請qǐng務必wùbì按時ànshí完成wánchéng各項gèxiàng準備zhǔnbèi工作gōngzuò请qǐng务必wùbì按时ànshí完成wánchéng各项gèxiàng准备zhǔnbèi工作gōngzuò
Please make sure to complete all the preparatory work on time.

這zhè家jiā餐廳cāntīng提供tígōng各種gèzhǒng口味kǒuwèi的de美食měishí这zhè家jiā餐厅cāntīng提供tígōng各种gèzhǒng口味kǒuwèi的de美食měishí
This restaurant offers a variety of flavors in its dishes.

各 gè + Special Noun

週末zhōumò全quán台tái各地gèdì溫差wēnchā大dà周末zhōumò全quán台tái各地gèdì温差wēnchā大dà
There’s a significant temperature difference in various parts of Taiwan over the weekend.

中國Zhōngguó各地gèdì陸續lùxù出現chūxiàn抗議kàngyì中国Zhōngguó各地gèdì陆续lùxù出现chūxiàn抗议kàngyì
Protests are happening one after another in various regions of China.

人rén都dōu有yǒu各自gèzì的de地雷dìléi， 你nǐ不要búyào去qù踩cǎi人rén都dōu有yǒu各自gèzì的de地雷dìléi， 你nǐ不要búyào去qù踩cǎi
Everyone has their own sensitivities; you shouldn’t step on them.

FYI
“A landmine” can be used to describe sensitive and avoided topics, such as salaries, age, religion, and politics. It can also refer to unacceptable behaviors, like arriving extremely late, talking loudly with food in one’s mouth, or continuously asking questions during a movie.
In China, there are many sensitive topics that you should steer clear of. Avoid discussing subjects like Xi Jinping, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang. Even the unemployment rate has become a sensitive topic in recent times. If you’re unsure about which topics to avoid, you can search on Baidu. If you can’t find information about a particular topic, it’s likely one you should avoid discussing.

我們wǒmen各自gèzì有yǒu不同bùtóng的de夢想mèngxiǎng我们wǒmen各自gèzì有yǒu不同bùtóng的de夢想mèngxiǎng
We each have different dreams.

市場shìchǎng上shàng有yǒu各式各樣gèshìgèyàng水果shuǐguǒ和hàn蔬菜shūcài市场shìchǎng上shang有yǒu各式各样gèshìgèyàng水果shuǐguǒ和hé蔬菜shūcài
The market offers a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.

Practice

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✔️ Each student has their own book.

每個měige學生xuéshēng都dōu有yǒu各自gèzì的de書shū每个měige学生xuésheng都dōu有yǒu各自gèzì的de书shū

✔️ This website provides various different Chinese resources.

這個zhège網站wǎngzhàn提供tígōng各種gèzhǒng不同bùtóng的de中文zhōngwén資源zīyuán这个zhège网站wǎngzhàn提供tígōng各种gèzhǒng不同bùtóng的de中文zhōngwén资源zīyuán

✔️ All the friends and family members were invited to the wedding.

各位gèwèi親朋好友qīnpénghǎoyǒu都dōu受邀shòuyāo參加cānjiā了le婚禮hūnlǐ各位gèwèi亲朋好友qīnpénghǎoyǒu都dōu受邀shòuyāo参加cānjiā了le婚礼hūnlǐ