各自 gèzì each
each; respective; apiece
How to remember 各自: 各 each + 自 self = each.
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How it is used
- Adverb/pronoun meaning "each one separately/on their own", placed before the verb: 各自回家 (gèzì huí jiā) - each went home on their own.
- 各自的想法 (gèzì de xiǎngfǎ) - each person's own ideas - highlights how it precedes a noun with 的 to mean "respective."
- Different from 每个 (měige), which just enumerates individually (每个人 - every person) - 各自 stresses that parties act independently, often implying they diverge from each other.
Example sentences
- 他们各自工作。 Tāmen gèzì gōngzuò.Each of them is working.