事主 (shì zhǔ) — person involved in an incident (e.g., in a dispute, accident, or legal case); client (in a business or service transaction); victim (of a crime or accident)

Definition

Used in legal, police, and business contexts for the principal person whose case is being handled — the victim, complainant, or client. It is a formal, specialized term, not a word for 'person' in everyday speech.

noun
person involved in an incident (e.g., in a dispute, accident, or legal case)client (in a business or service transaction)victim (of a crime or accident)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 事主。
    Zhè qǐ dào qiè àn de shì zhǔ yǐ jīng xiàng jǐng fāng tí gōng le xiàn suǒ.
    The victim of this burglary has already provided clues to the police.
  • 事主，。
    Zuò wéi hé tong de zhǔ yào shì zhǔ, tā bì xū qiān zì què rèn.
    As the main client of the contract, he must sign to confirm.
  • 事主。
    Jǐng fāng zhèng zài lián xì rè xiàn de měi wèi shì zhǔ jìn xíng huí fǎng.
    The police are contacting every caller of the hotline to follow up.

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.

事shìmatter
主zhǔprincipal person

事 means matter, and 主 means principal person: the principal involved in a matter.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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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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