Chinese word

者

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhě

Meaning

  • nounone who

Example

请自觉排队，违者罚款。qǐng zì jué pái duì wéi zhě fá kuǎn

Please line up on your own. Anyone who breaks the rules will be fined.

Illustration for 者 (one who)

More examples

作者在书的封面上署名。zuò zhě zài shū de fēng miàn shàng shǔ míng

The author signed their name on the cover of the book.

Core concept

A person singled out by an action, role, or status, usually in a formal label.

Common phrases

  • 作者zuò zhě

    author

  • 读者dú zhě

    reader

  • 记者jì zhě

    reporter

Similar words

的人de rén: A person described as doing an action or having a role in everyday speech.
人rén: One human being considered as an individual.
人们rén men: Several people viewed together in a social setting or situation.

Definition in Chinese

作为名词或名词性后缀，表示从事某种行为或属于某种身份的人，语体偏书面，常见词有“读者”“参加者”zuò wéi míng cí huò míng cí xìng hòu zhuì biǎo shì cóng shì móu zhǒng xíng wéi huò shǔ yú móu zhǒng shēn fèn de rén yú tǐ piān shū miàn cháng jiàn cí yǒu dú zhě cān jiā zhě

Word origin

As a noun-forming suffix, 者 (zhě, "one who") follows an action or role and names the person associated with it.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this form often sounds formal, while notices, rules, and official wording use it as a compact label.

Other meanings

  • personnoun

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