垄断者 (lǒng duàn zhě) — monopolist | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

monopolist

Measure word · 个

垄断者。
Zhè jiā gōng sī shì shì chǎng lǒng duàn zhě.
This company is a monopolist in the market.
垄断者，。
Zhèng fǔ bì xū guǎn kòng lǒng duàn zhě, bǎo hù xiāo fèi zhě lì yì.
The government must regulate monopolists to protect consumer interests.
垄断者。
Xīn xīng qǐ yè hěn nán yǔ lǒng duàn zhě jìng zhēng.
New startups find it hard to compete with monopolists.

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.

垄断monopolize

垄lǒngridge断duàncut off

联合Side by side

One who monopolizes.

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 壟; 垄 is its simplified writing.

龍土壟

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

龍

龍lóng壟

Same sound today

The traditional form 壟 combines 土, earth, with 龍 for the sound; the simplified 垄 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 斷; 断 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 斷 uses 𢇍 (to cut) and 斤 (axe) together.

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.