能者 (néng zhě) — capable person, competent individual

Definition

A literary/formal noun for a 'capable person' — almost always appears in set phrases like 能者多劳 ("the able do more work") rather than as a standalone everyday word.

noun
capable personcompetent individual
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，能者。
    Zài zhè ge gōng sī lǐ, néng zhě huì dé dào gèng duō de jī huì.
    In this company, capable people get more opportunities.
  • 能者，，。
    Sú huà shuō néng zhě duō láo, nǐ néng lì qiáng, zì rán yào duō zuò yì xiē.
    As the saying goes, capable people do more work; since you are able, you should naturally do a bit more.
  • 能者。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi ràng néng zhě qù fù zé zhè ge xiàng mù.
    We should let the capable person be in charge of this project.

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.

能néngcapable
者zhěperson

能 describes capability and 者 refers to someone, giving a capable person.

Characters in this word

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

能 is an old picture of a bear, showing two paws and a face with an open mouth.

Open 能 →

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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