技师 (jì shī) — technician; technical expert

Definition

noun

techniciantechnical expert

Measure word · 位

技师。
Zhè wèi jì shī xiū lǐ qì chē hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
This technician is very experienced at repairing cars.
技师。
Diàn nǎo jì shī bāng wǒ jiě jué le xì tǒng wèn tí.
The computer technician helped me solve the system problem.
技师。
Tā zài shí yàn shì zuò jì shī yǐ jīng shí nián le.
He has worked as a technician in the lab for ten years.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

技 and 师 combine to mean a master of technical skill.

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.

扌支技

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

支

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

技 pairs 扌 (hand) with 支, which gives the sound. The hand part fits the idea of skill or ability done with the hands.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

𠂤帀師

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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