竞争者 (jìng zhēng zhě) — competitor

Definition

noun
competitor
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 竞争者。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de zhǔ yào jìng zhēng zhě lái zì hǎi wài.
    This company's main competitor comes from overseas.
  • ,竞争者。
    Zài jī liè de shì chǎng zhōng, jìng zhēng zhě men bú duàn tuī chū xīn chǎn pǐn.
    In the fierce market, competitors keep launching new products.
  • 竞争者。
    Wǒ men yào fēn xī jìng zhēng zhě de yōu shì hé liè shì.
    We need to analyze the competitors' strengths and weaknesses.

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.

竞争compete
竞jìngcompete争zhēngcontend
联合Coordinate
者zhěperson

竞争 'compete' and 者 'person' combine to mean a competitor.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 競; 竞 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 競 shows 誩 (argument) above two 儿 (men), as two individuals debating vigorously; the simplified 竞 is a later abbreviation.

Open 竞 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 爭; 争 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 爭 shows two hands on a plowshare; the simplified 争 is a later abbreviation, so this picture belongs to 爭, not 争.

Open 争 →

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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