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吸毒者 (xī dú zhě) — drug addict

Definition

noun
drug addict
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 吸毒者。
    Xǔ duō xī dú zhě xū yào shè huì de bāng zhù.
    Many drug addicts need help from society.
  • 吸毒者，。
    Tā yǐ qián shì gè xī dú zhě, xiàn zài jiè dú chéng gōng le.
    He used to be a drug addict, but now he has successfully quit.
  • 吸毒者。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi bāng zhù xī dú zhě chóng xīn kāi shǐ shēng huó.
    We should help drug addicts restart their lives.

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.

吸毒
吸xīinhale毒dúdrug
动宾Verb + object
者zhěone who

吸毒 (take drugs) + 者 (one who) gives a person who takes drugs.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí吸xī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

吸 pairs 口 (mouth) with 及, which gives the sound and relates to grabbing, so the shape suggests grabbing through the mouth.

Open 吸 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
屮屮chèvegetation
Sound part声符shēngfú
毐
毐ǎi毒dú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

毒 pairs 屮, a plant part, with 毐 as a sound part; this form was used for a poisonous plant.

Open 毒 →

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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