受试者 (shòu shì zhě) — examinee (person taking a test); testee (person participating in an experiment)

Definition

受试者 refers to a person who takes part in a test or experiment — "examinee" for exams, "test subject" for research. Broader than 考生 (only exam-takers), it covers clinical and scientific studies too.

noun
examinee (person taking a test)testee (person participating in an experiment)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 受试者。
    Zhè cì shí yàn de shòu shì zhě dōu shì dà xué shēng.
    The testees in this experiment are all college students.
  • 受试者。
    Měi wèi shòu shì zhě dōu xū yào qiān shǔ tóng yì shū.
    Each examinee needs to sign a consent form.
  • ，受试者。
    Kǎo shì jié shù hòu, shòu shì zhě kě yǐ chá kàn chéng jì.
    After the exam, examinees can check their scores.

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.

受试be tested
受shòuundergo试shìtest
动宾Verb + object
者zhěperson

受试者 denotes a 者, a person, undergoing 受试, being tested in an experiment.

Characters in this word

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

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

Open 受 →

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 試; 试 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
式
式shì試shì
Same sound today

The traditional form 試 puts 言 beside 式, and 式 gives the sound; the simplified 试 is the form of this character.

Open 试 →

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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