与会者 (yù huì zhě) — participant (in a conference or meeting)

Definition

A formal, written term for someone who attends a meeting or conference. It emphasizes the participant's role in a structured event, unlike everyday words like 参加的人.

noun
participant (in a conference or meeting)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 与会者。
    Suǒ yǒu yù huì zhě dōu àn shí dào dá le huì chǎng.
    All participants arrived at the meeting venue on time.
  • ，与会者。
    Huì yì kāi shǐ qián, yù huì zhě xiān jìn xíng le qiān dào.
    Before the meeting started, the participants first registered.
  • 与会者。
    yù huì zhě Jiù zhè ge yì tí zhǎn kāi le rè liè tǎo lùn.
    The participants had a heated discussion on this topic.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

与会attend a meeting
与yǔattend会huìmeeting
动宾Verb + object
者zhěperson who

与会 (attend a meeting) plus 者 (person who) yields a participant.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 與; 与 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 與 is built from 舁 and 牙, and both parts give the sound.

Open 与 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

Open 者 →

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