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挑战者 (tiǎo zhàn zhě) — challenger

Definition

noun
challenger
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 挑战者，。
    Zhè wèi tiǎo zhàn zhě xìn xīn shí zú, zhǔn bèi cān jiā jué sài.
    This challenger is full of confidence and ready to compete in the finals.
  • ，挑战者。
    Bǐ sài kāi shǐ qián, tiǎo zhàn zhě xiān xiàng guàn jūn zhì jìng.
    Before the match starts, the challenger first pays respect to the champion.
  • 挑战者。
    Suǒ yǒu tiǎo zhàn zhě dōu yào jīng guò yán gé de xuǎn bá.
    All challengers must go through a strict selection process.

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.

挑战challenge
挑tiāoprovoke战zhànwar
动宾Verb + object
者zhěperson who

The action 挑战 means challenge and 者 means person who, so this is one who challenges.

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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
兆
兆zhào挑tiāo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

挑 has 手, meaning hand, and 兆, which gives the sound.

Open 挑 →

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
戈戈gē
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn战zhàn
Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

Open 战 →

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 →
Appears in
People (General)Sports & Athletics

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