强者 (qiáng zhě) — strong person, powerhouse

Definition

noun

strong personpowerhouse

Measure word · 个

强者。
Tā zài kùn nan miàn qián shǐ zhōng shì yí gè qiáng zhě.
In the face of difficulties, he has always been a strong person.
强者。
Zhǐ yǒu qiáng zhě cái néng zài jìng zhēng zhōng shēng cún.
Only the strong can survive in competition.
强者，。
Tā bù jǐn shì shēn tǐ shàng de qiáng zhě, gèng shì jīng shén shàng de jù rén.
She is not only a physically strong person, but also a giant in spirit.

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.

强 'strong' plus 者 'person' gives the idea of a strong person.

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 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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.

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