个体

• 拼音: gè tǐ
• 汉字拆解: 个 = individual unit; 体 = 亻(person) + 本 (root) — body or entity

含义

Individual; individual entity. A single person or unit considered separately from the group.

Used in both social and biological contexts. In society, it contrasts with 集体 (collective). In economics, 个体 often refers to private or self-employed businesses: 个体户 (self-employed business owner), 个体经营 (private business operation). In biology, refers to a single organism.

例句

1. 每个个体都有自己的特点和优势。
2. 他开了一家个体商店。
3. 社会是由无数个体组成的。

用法指南

语境: academic, social

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 个体的力量虽然小，但是团结起来就很强大。(Although an individual's strength is small, united it becomes powerful.)
• 他是一个个体经营者。(He is a self-employed business owner.)

错误说法

• 他是一个好个体 (Unnatural — don't use 个体 as a synonym for 'person' in casual speech; use 人 or 个人 instead)

起源与历史

个 (individual) + 体 (body/entity). An individual unit or entity, often contrasted with 集体 (collective).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal