各自

gèzì

pronoun HSK 3 #4,140

Meanings

1 each
2 respective
3 individually

Characters

Examples

我们各自回家吧。

Wǒmen gèzì huí jiā ba.

Let's each go home.

他们各自有各自的想法。

Tāmen gèzì yǒu gèzì de xiǎngfǎ.

Each of them has their own ideas.

毕业后大家各自发展。

Bìyè hòu dàjiā gèzì fāzhǎn.

After graduation, everyone developed their own careers.

Tips

usage

各自 emphasizes that each person acts independently or has their own separate situation. It's often used when a group splits up to do their own thing.

Stroke Order

各 gè

自 zì