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劳动者 (láo dòng zhe) — laborer, worker

Definition

noun
laborerworker
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 劳动者。
    láo dòng zhe Shì shè huì de jī shí.
    Laborers are the cornerstone of society.
  • 劳动者。
    Zhè wèi láo dòng zhe měi tiān gōng zuò shí gè xiǎo shí.
    This laborer works ten hours a day.
  • 劳动者。
    Wǒ men yào zūn zhòng měi yí wèi láo dòng zhe.
    We must respect every laborer.

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.

劳动labor
劳láotoil动dòngmove
联合Coordinate
者zhěperson

劳动 means work, and 者 points to the person who does it.

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 勞; 劳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lì
Sound part声符shēngfú
𬡤
𬡤𬡤勞láo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 勞 uses 力 for the meaning and 𬡤 for the sound; the simplified 劳 is a later shortened shape.

Open 劳 →

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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →

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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