Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
者
zhě
Description
"者"常常放在别的词后面,表示做某件事或有某种特点的人。
比如"记者"就是写新闻的人,"读者"就是看书的人。
Meanings
者zhě
person who does or is something (suffix)
他是一个很有名的记者。
者zhě
one; the one that (referring to a thing or person)
两者都很重要。
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Notes
- Etymology
ancient suffix marking an agent; still very productive in modern compounds.
- Nuance
rarely stands alone; almost always attached to a preceding word or morpheme.
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