示威者 (shì wēi zhě) — demonstrators

Definition

noun
demonstrators
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 示威者,。
    Chéng qiān shàng wàn de shì wēi zhě zǒu shàng jiē tóu, yāo qiú zhèng fǔ jìn xíng gǎi gé.
    Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, demanding the government to carry out reforms.
  • 示威者,。
    Jǐng fāng yǔ shì wēi zhě fā shēng le chōng tū, dǎo zhì duō rén shòu shāng.
    The police clashed with demonstrators, resulting in multiple injuries.
  • 示威者,。
    Zhè xiē shì wēi zhě jǔ zhe biāo yǔ, hé píng dì biǎo dá tā men de sù qiú.
    These demonstrators held up placards and peacefully expressed their demands.

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.

示威show power
示shìshow威wēipower
动宾Verb + object
者zhěperson

示 and 威 mean to show power, and 者 points to the people who do it.

Characters in this word

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

示 began as a drawing of an altar. Extra strokes were added to keep it distinct from unrelated old forms.

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

威 is made by combining 戌 and 女.

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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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