每個人

简 每个人 · 繁 每個人
Mandarin · pinyin měi ge rén

Meanings

  1. everybody
  2. everyone
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每
měi · every, each
個
gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
个
gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
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3–5–2 · mei3 ge5 ren2

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