分子 (fèn zǐ) — member (of a group or organization); element; component; (suffix) -ist; -ist element (used to form nouns for types of people)
Definition
As a noun, 分子 means a 'member' of a group or an 'element/component' of a whole. The suffix -子 turns a quality or field into a person who embodies it (e.g., 知识分子 'intellectual', 积极分子 'activist').
member (of a group or organization)elementcomponent(suffix) -ist-ist element (used to form nouns for types of people)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 分子。Tā shì wǒ men tuán duì zhōng zuì huó yuè de fèn zǐ.He is the most active member of our team.
- 分子。Kōng qì yóu duō zhǒng fèn zǐ zǔ chéng.Air is composed of many elements.
- ，。Zài hěn duō guó jiā, zhī shi fèn zǐ dōu shòu dào zūn zhòng.In many countries, intellectuals are respected.
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