个人

• 拼音: gè rén
• 汉字拆解: 个 = simplified form of 個 (bamboo + 固); 人 = pictograph of a standing person

含义

Individual; personal; oneself. Refers to a single person or to something private and personal.

Can function as a noun meaning 'individual' or as an adjective meaning 'personal/private.' Often used in formal or semi-formal contexts to distinguish personal matters from collective or public ones, e.g., 个人意见 (personal opinion), 个人信息 (personal information).

例句

1. 这是我个人的看法，不代表公司。
2. 每个人都有自己的个人空间。
3. 请不要把个人的东西放在公共桌子上。

用法指南

语境: work, everyday, formal

语气: objective

正确说法

• 我个人觉得这个方案不错。(Personally, I think this plan is pretty good.)
• 请保护好个人信息。(Please protect your personal information.)

错误说法

• 我的个人他很高。(Don't use 个人 to describe a specific other person — it means 'individual/personal,' not 'that person.' Say 那个人很高.)

起源与历史

Compound of 个 (individual, measure word) and 人 (person). The combination emphasises a single, distinct person as opposed to a group.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal