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经纪人 (jīng jì rén) — broker; agent; middleman

Definition

noun
brokeragentmiddleman
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 经纪人。
    Nà wèi jīng jì rén bāng wǒ zhǎo dào le hé shì de fáng zi.
    That broker helped me find a suitable house.
  • 经纪人。
    Tā de jīng jì rén wèi tā ān pái le suǒ yǒu yǎn chū.
    Her agent arranged all the performances for her.
  • 经纪人。
    Tā zài zhèng quàn gōng sī zuò jīng jì rén.
    He works as a broker at a securities company.

Origin

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.

经纪managing deals
经jīngmanage纪jìdiscipline
联合Coordinate
人rénperson

A 人, meaning person, who does 经纪, meaning managing deals, acts as an intermediary.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →

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 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ紀jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

Open 纪 →

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →
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