挨个

挨個

āigè

adverb #20,480

Meanings

1 one by one
2 in turn
3 each in succession

Characters

in sequence / next to / one after another

individual / (general measure word)

Examples

HSK 3

老师挨个检查了每位学生的作业。

Lǎoshī āigè jiǎnchá le měi wèi xuésheng de zuòyè.

The teacher checked each student's homework one by one.

HSK 5

警察挨个询问了在场的目击者。

Jǐngchá āigè xúnwèn le zàichǎng de mùjìzhě.

The police questioned each of the witnesses present one by one.

Tips

usage

挨个 is synonymous with 逐一 and 一个一个, but more colloquial. The 挨 here is pronounced āi (first tone), meaning 'next to / in sequence', not ái (second tone, meaning to suffer).

Stroke Order

挨 āi

个 gè