资格 (zī gé) — qualifications; seniority (based on years of se…

Definition

资格 covers both 'qualifications' (requirements met) and 'seniority' (standing earned by years). 资历 is a near-synonym but leans more toward experience and years of service.

noun

qualificationsseniority (based on years of service)

Examples

资格。
Zhǐ yǒu fú hé zī gé tiáo jiàn de rén cái néng cān jiā kǎo shì.
Only those who meet the qualification requirements can take the exam.
资格，。
Tā de zī gé hé jīng yàn dōu bú gòu, suǒ yǐ méi yǒu bèi lù qǔ.
His qualifications and experience are both insufficient, so he wasn't admitted.
，资格，。
Suī rán tā hěn nián qīng, dàn zī gé hěn gāo, dà jiā dōu hěn zūn zhòng tā.
Although he is young, he has high seniority, so everyone respects him.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

资zīqualifications/seniority

格géstandard/pattern

资 indicates qualifications or seniority, and 格 indicates a standard or pattern; together they name one’s qualifications.

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 資; 资 is its simplified writing.

次貝資

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell-money

Sound part声符shēngfú

次

次cì資zī

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 資 puts 次 above 貝, a shell-money sign, to write property or resource; 次 supplies the sound. The simplified 资 is a shorthand, so do not treat its parts as historical.

Open 资 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木各格

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè格gé

Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

Open 格 →

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