个体 gètǐ individual
怎么记住“个体”: 个 general measure word + 体 body = individual.
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用法
- An individual unit as opposed to the group - 个体与集体 (gètǐ yǔ jítǐ) the individual and the collective; common in biology and sociology.
- Also economic: 个体户 (gètǐhù) a self-employed/private business owner, and 个体经营 (gètǐ jīngyíng) private/sole trading.
- 个体 stresses 'a single specimen/unit'; for a person as a member of society use 个人 (gèrén, personal/individual).