主办人 (zhǔ bàn rén) — organizer; host (of an event, conference, or activity)

Definition

主办人 is the official organizer or host — the person (or role) responsible for running an event, conference, or competition. Often used in formal/professional contexts where someone is officially in charge of the whole activity.

noun
organizerhost (of an event, conference, or activity)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 主办人。
    Zhè cì huì yì de zhǔ bàn rén shì zhāng jiào shòu.
    The organizer of this conference is Professor Zhang.
  • 主办人，。
    Zuò wéi zhǔ bàn rén, tā fù zé ān pái suǒ yǒu xì jié.
    As the organizer, he is responsible for arranging all the details.
  • 主办人。
    Bǐ sài de zhǔ bàn rén zài tái shàng xuān bù le jié guǒ.
    The host of the competition announced the results on stage.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

主办organize
主zhǔpreside办bànhandle
联合Side by side
人rénperson

主办 (preside and handle) + 人 (person) gives the person who organizes an event.

Characters in this word

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

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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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 辦; 办 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
辡
辡biàn辦bàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 辦 combines 力 (strength) with 辡, which gives the sound; the simplified 办 is a later shorthand.

Open 办 →

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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