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浪漫主义者 (làng màn zhǔ yì zhě) — romanticist; a person who follows Romanticism or holds romantic ideals

Definition

A 浪漫主义者 is a person who embraces Romanticism or idealist, emotion-first ideals. More specifically than 浪漫 (adjective 'romantic'), it names a person or adherent of the movement.

noun
romanticista person who follows Romanticism or holds romantic ideals
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 浪漫主义者，。
    Tā shì yí gè diǎn xíng de làng màn zhǔ yì zhě, xǐ huan zhuī qiú lǐ xiǎng huà de ài qíng.
    He is a typical romanticist who likes to pursue idealized love.
  • 浪漫主义者。
    Shí jiǔ shì jì de làng màn zhǔ yì zhě men duì yì shù hé wén xué chǎn shēng le shēn yuǎn de yǐng xiǎng.
    The romanticists of the 19th century had a profound influence on art and literature.
  • 浪漫主义者，。
    Zuò wéi yí wèi làng màn zhǔ yì zhě, tā zǒng shì bǎ qíng gǎn fàng zài dì yī wèi.
    As a romanticist, she always puts emotions first.

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.

浪漫romantic
浪làng漫màn
主义doctrine
主zhǔ义yì
者zhěperson

浪漫 spells romantic, 主义 gives a doctrine, and 者 points to a person who holds it.

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
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
良
良liáng浪làng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

浪 pairs 水 (water) with 良, which supplies the sound. The water part points to its meaning of waves.

Open 浪 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
曼
曼màn漫
Same sound today

漫 uses 氵 (water) and 曼 for the sound; 曼 also means “vast, extended,” showing water spread out or overflowing.

Open 漫 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

Open 主 →

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 義; 义 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
我
我wǒ義yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 義 has 我 giving the sound and 羊 meaning good or auspicious; the simplified 义 is a later abbreviation.

Open 义 →

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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